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- noun Plural form of
overflight .
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It has emerged that Nats, in discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority, has cleared the airspace over the ash cloud for "overflights" - those that fly over the cloud at altitude.
Stars and Stripes contributor_hj 2010
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Nats has allowed for "overflights" - flights that pass over UK airspace at an altitude above 20,000 feet - allowing for many flights between Europe and the Middle East and North America.
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Nats has allowed for "overflights" - flights that pass over UK airspace at an altitude above 20,000 feet - allowing for many flights between Europe and the Middle East and North America.
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It has emerged that Nats, in discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority, has cleared the airspace over the ash cloud for "overflights" - those that fly over the cloud at altitude.
Stars and Stripes contributor_hj 2010
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(Interrogator's Note: source observed these pilotless planes several times. the frequencyof such overflights is heresay information.
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I mean, I think the thing that still sticks in my mind is that some of the things that Dr. Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei are looking for -- for example, the agreement for the U-2 aircraft overflights, that is the high altitude surveillance aircraft -- well, that is still just procedure, and in fact, this is not new for Iraq.
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The overflights are a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which also calls for the dismantling and disarming of all militias in Lebanon.
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The overflights are a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which also calls for the dismantling and disarming of all militias in Lebanon.
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The overflights are a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended a devastating 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah militia.
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Russia now allows hundreds of overflights and thousands of railroad cars to pass through its territory, carrying cargo for the NATO war effort in Afghanistan.
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