Sentence examples for plane operational from inspiring English sources

British Air also said it had abandoned the idea of keeping one Concorde plane operational as a promotional vehicle for noncommercial, nonsupersonic flight at public events.

But despite a young fleet of planes and operational improvements that have the airline leading the industry in on-time arrivals, there has been little interest from major carriers because T.W.A.'s financial and labor woes are seen as much bigger than the strategic value of its route network.

Wright Electric is only a year old and has a long way to go before its planes are operational.

The architecture provides a high degree of efficiency for the ubiquitous and seamless access of mobile users through the management of the planes and operational services.

China says it expects the stealth plane to be operational some time between 2017 and 2019.

The final satellite "ping" suggests the plane was still operational for at least five or six hours after leaving Malaysian radar range.

A 2D FE model corresponding to a slice through the operational plane of the cell was developed and used to investigate the influence of cell wall material and thickness, transducer configuration, rotation of a metallic stirrer blade and heat transfer fluid on the cell acoustic response.

The suit helped contribute to the SR-71's excellent safety record, with only one fatality in the plane's entire operational history.

This chapter discusses the military pilots and flight personnel, including the operating helicopters and transport planes, both combat operational and personnel transport, with less attention given to bombers or fighter aircraft.

The air force has four operational planes and a baker's dozen helicopters.

Libya Dawn's "airforce" is limited at best and contains only a handful of operational planes, mostly old and Russian.