Sentence examples for plane is off from inspiring English sources

"This plane is off to a very solid start".

Authorities are still confident the Malaysian Airlines plane is off Australia's west coast.

The whole right side of the plane is off limits, reserved for fueling, baggage handling and catering, and so is the area behind the wing, because of the way the wings are swept back.

Mr. Reich scored it for three string quartets (one live; two recorded, with an option for live performance) and a manipulated speech track that includes Norad air-traffic controllers (who note that the first plane is off course and incommunicado), the recollections of first responders and witnesses, and chanted Hebrew verses (Psalm 121 8 and Exodus 23:20) of consolation.

Once the plane is off the ground -- after a shaky blast through some heavy turbulence on take-off -- Whip kicks back and goes to sleep, letting his co-pilot and the auto-pilot do the work.

In his interview, Mbithi said the delay in deploying commandos was not attributable to the fact the plane was off on what appeared to be a jaunt but on the late decision to send the elite unit.

Even so, some passengers interviewed Friday said they had been aware the plane was off course.

The unnamed US defence official told NBC News in the US that any speculation about a missile striking the plane was "off the table" in his view.

When she boarded the plane to leave San Francisco, she said, she had felt defeated, but "by the time the plane was off the ground, the wheels were turning".

US Navy officials later said the Vincennes' crew believed they were firing at an Iranian F14 jet fighter, the plane was off the usual commercial route and did not respond to requests to change course.

While Mr. Bush insisted for months that his visits with reporters on his campaign plane be off the record, he acceded about two weeks ago to requests from several news organizations that journalists be given the right to report anything he says.