Airworthy
adj.capable, resilientprofessional
What it means
Safe and fit to fly under the applicable operating standard.
Reach for it when confirming aircraft condition after qualified inspection
The rebuilt glider was declared airworthy after its control test.
Choose between these
5- playful
flight-ready
operational readiness matters in informal copy
not when Flight-ready can describe scheduling while required inspections remain open.
- everyday
safe to fly
the conclusion must be clear to a general reader
not when The phrase omits the regulatory status implied by airworthy.
- professional
fitness for flight needs a transparent compound
not when Flightworthy is less established and may sound improvised.
- professional
serviceable
equipment is usable after maintenance
not when Serviceable can mean merely adequate and does not certify flight safety.
- formal
certified
documented approval by an authority is the key fact
not when Certification may cover a component or operator rather than the aircraft.
Said against
3- unairworthy
- unsafe
- grounded
It naturally appears in
3- declared airworthy
The inspector declared the restored aircraft airworthy.
- remain airworthy
Every critical component must remain airworthy between inspections.
- airworthy condition
The logs show that the helicopter returned to airworthy condition.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: meeting the conditions required for safe flight opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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