taxi, taxiway, runway, tarmac, hangar, Runway robbery

Passenger planes make contact on taxiway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

The incident involving Thai Airways and a Eva Airways planes led to the temporary closure of one of its four runways.

NATIONAL

Japan, U.S. and Philippines eye first national security advisers' talks

The gathering would highlight a commitment to strengthening deterrence against China's growing maritime assertiveness in the East and South China seas, including the Taiwan Strait.

NATIONAL | FOCUS

Japan faces headwinds in drawing foreign workers despite visa change

The country faces strong competition as an attractive workplace amid a weakening yen and rival Asian locations such as Taiwan and South Korea, which have fewer visa requirements.

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Duty free scams are one way of ripping off travellers. Paying for invented services is another http://econ.st/1JvZy6c

Runway robbery (此標題以前有人用過)

DUTY-FREE shopping at the airport used to be something most Britons liked as it saved them money. Yet airports are now exploiting their captive market—those...

ECON.ST

Google Signs 60-Year, $1.16 Billion NASA Lease

Wall Street Journal

SAN FRANCISCO— Google Inc. has signed a long-term lease for part of a historic Navy air base, where it plans to renovate three large hangars and ...

Word of the Day:
tarmac (TAHR-mak)

noun
A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway.

verb tr.
To cause (an aircraft) to sit on a taxiway.

verb intr.
To sit on a taxiway. Used of an aircraft.

Etymology
Originally a trademark.

Usage
"Official predictions suggest that Britain faces a future of rising congestion and pollution, as more countryside disappears under concrete and tarmac." — Driving Britain off the roads, The Economist, Jan 24, 1998.

F-22 Raptors taxiing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, USA

A taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
Busy airports typically construct high-speed or rapid-exit taxiways in order to allow aircraft to leave the runway at higher speeds. This allows the aircraft to vacate the runway quicker, permitting another to land or depart in a shorter space of time.

hangar

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Pronunciation: /ˈhaŋə /Definition of hangar in English:

NOUN

A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.

VERB

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House (an aircraft) in a hangar.

Origin

late 17th century (in the sense 'shelter'): from French; probably from Germanic bases meaning 'hamlet' and 'enclosure'.