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

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air service

It will initially be resourced through the Shared Island Fund as a "public service obligation" air service.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

"Due to bad weather conditions we cannot have air service towards the northern part of the state," Rai told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023

And skipping over the regulatory requirements for commercial air service, Goldstein said Archer will deliver one of its aircraft to the Air Force for evaluation later this year.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 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

In this first week of September the British air service carried on an extensive campaign of bombing German bases back of the lines of Belgium and northern France.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various