airlift = transporte aéreo de pessoas e cargas para praças sitiadas ou lugares isolados [Novo Michaelis Ing-Port, ed. 1982]

air·lift (âr“l¹ft”) n. 1. A system of transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies by air, as when surface routes are blocked. 2. A flight transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies, as when surface routes are blocked. --air·lift v. air·lift·ed, air·lift·ing, air·lifts. --tr. 1. To transport by air, as when ground routes are blocked. --intr. To transport troops, civilian passengers, or supplies by air. {American Heritage}