fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh 
-zə-
: the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo see airplane illustration
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Its leaders outsourced work, sold off whole divisions and discarded key capabilities such as developing avionics, machining parts and building fuselages.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. makes fuselages, or the bodies of planes, for some models of the Boeing 737 aircrafts.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
The engines are mounted on the rear of the fuselage, on either side.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The infamous Alaska Airlines door-plug incident this January—in which a chunk of a 737 Max fuselage popped off mid-air—has triggered a hailstorm of new revelations about safety flaws and construction problems.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Found Dead 'in the Midst of' Deposition: Lawyers
All eyes were on Boeing earlier this year when Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had a plug door — part of its fuselage — blow out mid-air in January.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Boeing has been hit by new safety and quality concerns since early January, when a piece of fuselage on a 737 Max 9, operated by Alaska Airlines, blew out mid-flight.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Freezing temperatures made living conditions inside the plane fuselage incredibly harsh, and the survivors were weakened by exposure.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. makes fuselages, or the bodies of planes, for some models of the Boeing 737 aircrafts.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
The engines are mounted on the rear of the fuselage, on either side.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The infamous Alaska Airlines door-plug incident this January—in which a chunk of a 737 Max fuselage popped off mid-air—has triggered a hailstorm of new revelations about safety flaws and construction problems.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Found Dead 'in the Midst of' Deposition: Lawyers
All eyes were on Boeing earlier this year when Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had a plug door — part of its fuselage — blow out mid-air in January.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Boeing has been hit by new safety and quality concerns since early January, when a piece of fuselage on a 737 Max 9, operated by Alaska Airlines, blew out mid-flight.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Freezing temperatures made living conditions inside the plane fuselage incredibly harsh, and the survivors were weakened by exposure.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
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fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh
ˈfyü-zə-
: the central body portion of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo
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