Definition of airline
:an air transportation system including its equipment, routes, operating personnel, and management
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Tickets for the new route are available now through the airline’s website.
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The Skytrax consultancy recently rated it four out of five stars, and Aeroflot has entered the world’s top 20 airlines by the number of passengers carried.
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Most people don’t know that the AFL-CIO is the largest organization of working women in the United States — representing teachers, nurses, steelworkers, machinists, taxi drivers, actors, engineers, airline pilots, flight attendants, and more.
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Although there are no airlines with international flights currently operating out of the Gary airport, officials say there are instances where business people from other countries have expressed interest in having their airplanes land in Gary.
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Southwest gave more evidence that the effort by U.S. airlines to push average fares higher may be faltering.
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Luke Schmidt The nonprofit organization will focus on the six largest airlines, four of which now serve the area: United, American, Delta, and Southwest; as well as Alaska and Jet Blue.
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These days though, after a string of similar incident with other airlines, few plane confrontations go unrecorded.
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Airlines and aviation authorities are warning passengers to expect longer security screenings as the new measures kick in.
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First Known Use of airline
1844
air line
noun
Definition of air line
:a straight line through the air between two points
First Known Use of air line
1813
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