Airlift

Etymology
From air + lift.

Noun

 * 1) The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
 * 2) Such a flight.
 * 3)  A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.

Verb

 * 1)  To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.

Thesaurus
aeroplane; air express; airfreight; airplane; asportation; balloon; be airborne; bearing; carriage; carry; carrying; cartage; conveyance; cruise; drayage; drift; expressage; ferriage; ferry; flight; flit; fly; freight; freightage; glide; haulage; hauling; hop; hover; hydroplane; jet; jump; lighterage; lugging; navigate; packing; portage; porterage; railway express; run; sail; sailplane; seaplane; shipment; shipping; soar; solo; take the air; take wing; telpherage; test flight; toting; transport; transportation; transshipment; trip; truckage; volplane; waft; waftage; wagonage; wing