Sentence examples for on runways from inspiring English sources

Aircraft designed for vertical and short takeoff and landing, which can land on runways one-tenth the normal length, are being developed.

The decision follows a series of near-catastrophes on runways, including one this summer in which the controllers' radar system was blinded by rain.

They have managed to destroy some helicopters and aircraft sitting on runways and brought down a few low-flying ones using improvised weapons.

Near-misses on runways and taxiways have risen.

The pose, as I now knew, was standard on runways.

And the shoes flourished on runways last fall, too.

More than 50 London designers presented collections, either on runways or in showrooms around the city.

As a pilot, Alexander Richards spends a fair amount of his time on runways.

Its planes were snowbound at gates or stuck on runways, trapping some passengers.

Planes sometimes land on time only to sit idle on runways waiting for empty gates.

Variations on vintage themes proliferate these days on runways, in fashion ads and on store counters.