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Those flying into the area might have it worse, as all inbound flights are being held until weather improves.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
The air traffic controller had communicated with the Black Hawk helicopter, an airplane that was taking off, an Air Force helicopter, an airplane on the ground, a medical helicopter and an inbound airplane that was not the one involved in the crash.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Standard practice for military pilots flying the route of the Black Hawk was to wait at a landmark earlier in the route if a commercial airline was inbound, as the PSA Airlines jet was.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
From August to November, total inbound cargo volume is expected to sequentially fall every month, the Global Port Tracker says, in another indicator that fewer ships are likely to be sailing on the China-to-U.S. trade lane—further contributing to declines in freight prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
The air traffic controller had communicated with the Black Hawk helicopter, an airplane that was taking off, an Air Force helicopter, an airplane on the ground, a medical helicopter and an inbound airplane that was not the one involved in the crash.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Standard practice for military pilots flying the route of the Black Hawk was to wait at a landmark earlier in the route if a commercial airline was inbound, as the PSA Airlines jet was.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
From August to November, total inbound cargo volume is expected to sequentially fall every month, the Global Port Tracker says, in another indicator that fewer ships are likely to be sailing on the China-to-U.S. trade lane—further contributing to declines in freight prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
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“Inbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbound. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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inbound
adjective
in·bound
ˈin-ˌbau̇nd 
: inward bound
inbound traffic
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