airworthy

adjective

air·wor·thy ˈer-ˌwər-t͟hē

: fit for operation in the air

kept the historic aircraft in airworthy condition

airworthiness noun

Examples of airworthy in a Sentence

The agency considered the plane airworthy.

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Every day, tens of thousands of flights traverse U.S. airspace with over two million passenger lives depending on the FAA's ability to ensure that every airplane is airworthy and lands safely at its destination. —

John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 In July, the Federal Aviation Administration gave the car a special airworthy certificate, allowing Alef to make test flights. —

Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The crews also have more to fear than just pangs of conscience: The 100th will be sending only 17 ships to Münster because that’s as much of their inventory as is airworthy this morning. —

Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 It was deemed airworthy on Oct. 25 and received an FAA registration number on Nov. 2. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airworthy