air transportation

noun

chiefly US
: travel in airplanes, helicopters, etc.

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If ground transportation is substituted in lieu of air transportation, the Date Winner will not receive the difference between the value of the air transportation and the ground transportation. USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 The Canadian Press via AP Friday and Saturday are projected to be the busiest for air transportation in the U.S. of the holiday season, the agency said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024 Since its first days as Berry Field to its growth in the 1980s and to its major expansion goals today, the Nashville International Airport has become a record-breaking, major hub in our country's air transportation system. Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2024 Airlines are required under federal law to pay a 7.5% excise tax on air transportation. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air transportation 

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“Air transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20transportation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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