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airworthy
[air-wur-thee]
adjective
(of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.
airworthy
/ ˈɛəˌɜːðɪ /
adjective
(of an aircraft) safe to fly
Other 51Թ Forms
- airworthiness noun
- unairworthy adjective
- ˈˌɴǰٳԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of airworthy1
Example Sentences
The total number of registered airworthy aircraft has tripled since the 1980s, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The company is also accused of falsifying Federal Aviation Administration release certificates, used to show that an aircraft is airworthy.
Only a few dozen airworthy Spitfires remain, including six that belong to the BBMF.
Repairing and updating the inventoried aircraft so they are airworthy takes about the same amount of resources as building an all-new aircraft, he added.
“Each of our 737-9 MAX will return to service only after the rigorous inspections are completed and each plane is deemed airworthy according to FAA requirements,” the airline said in a written statement Friday.
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