air service

American  

noun

1. the services performed by an airline, as flights between various destinations to transport passengers, freight, and mail.

2. Air Service, (formerly) the air arm of the U.S. military forces.

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Etymology

Origin of air service

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The Irish government hopes the air service will improve connectivity to the north west of the island while the A5 corridor is being worked on.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Hemmings was raising funds for Mission Aviation Fellowship, a humanitarian air service he helped launch after World War II alongside D-Day veteran Stuart King.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Senate in September after its approval in the House of Representatives last month, can mitigate staffing gaps at carriers that have led to a reduction in air service to more than 300 U.S. airports.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

Faye Malarkey Black, president of the Regional Airline Association, says those carriers have parked more than 400 planes for lack of pilots, “and air service is collapsing as a result.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

He laid great emphasis upon the shortage of American air service which made it difficult for American troops to work as a separate unit without English or French co�peration.

From The Career of Leonard Wood by Sears, Joseph Hamblen