1. the condition of an aircraft being safe and suitable for flight
Usage: aviation

Examples

• The pilot must check the aircraft’s airworthiness before takeoff.
• Federal regulations require regular inspections to maintain airworthiness.
• The plane’s airworthiness certificate had expired last month.
• Mechanics discovered issues that compromised the helicopter’s airworthiness.
• Airlines invest heavily in maintaining the airworthiness of their fleets.
• The crash investigation focused on the aircraft’s airworthiness at the time of departure.