Collocations for plane - noun

light, small
commercial, passenger
the first generation of passenger planes, like the Boeing 707

cargo, transport
a military cargo plane

fighter, spy
jet
private

catch, get, take
She caught the first plane out.

miss
board, get on
get off, step off
I fell in love with the city the moment I stepped off the plane.

fly, pilot
land
charter
build
hijack
crash
shoot down
The Soviets shot down our U-2 spy plane.

take off
come down, land
crash, go down
cruise, fly
The plane was cruising at 20 000 feet.

carry sb/sth
The plane was carrying 350 people.

crash
ticket

by plane
We left by plane for Beijing.

in a/the plane
I've never flown in a plane.

on a/the plane
The president was never on the plane at all.

flat, horizontal, parallel, vertical

higher
With practice, an athlete can reach a higher plane of achievement.

mental, spiritual

be on a different plane, operate on a different plane
Like all talented musicians, he operates on a different plane from most people.