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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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.
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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
Aviation regulators worldwide quickly move to ground the several hundred Max 8s in service, though the FAA initially maintains that the plane is airworthy.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
The plane was manufactured and certified as airworthy in 2015, when it was registered under Southwest, according to FAA registration records.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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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
Aviation regulators worldwide quickly move to ground the several hundred Max 8s in service, though the FAA initially maintains that the plane is airworthy.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
The plane was manufactured and certified as airworthy in 2015, when it was registered under Southwest, according to FAA registration records.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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airworthy
adjective
air·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē
: fit or safe for operation in the air
a very airworthy plane
airworthiness
noun
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