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nonsked

American  
[non-sked] / ˈnɒnˈskɛd /

noun

Informal.
  1. a nonscheduled airline or plane.

    He got his training with the nonskeds.


Etymology

Origin of nonsked

1945–50, non- + sked (shortening and respelling of schedule )

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The airlines have long been looking for a gimmick to round up passengers and knock down the nonsked competitors.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Airlines, which operated a DC-6B that crashed last year off Shannon, killing 83 passengers, got into the business by buying the air carrier certificate of a dormant nonsked.

From Time Magazine Archive

It belonged to Imperial Airlines, a "nonsked" outfit with a "fleet" of four planes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plane was owned by Imperial Airlines, a nonsked company in Miami, operating under contract with the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

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