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air transportation:

see aviationaviation,
operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation.
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air transportation

[¦er ‚tranz·pər′tā·shən]
(aerospace engineering)
The use of aircraft, predominantly airplanes, to move passengers and cargo.
(mining engineering)
air transport

air transportation

Interstate, overseas, or foreign air transportation of mail, goods, or personnel by aircraft.
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