Definition of airline
: an air transportation system including its equipment, routes, operating personnel, and management
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The two organizations have endured a succession of financial and legal setbacks over the past five years, beginning with Evergreen airlines' bankruptcy in 2013.
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The costs have totaled above $2 million, and have included sweeps of his office, biometric locks on his office and first-class airline travel.
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And certainly, there were no politicians attempting to win attention for themselves by interrogating him or the executives of other technology companies, with the sort of vigor sometimes applied to banks and airlines.
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Under federal law, airline contracts don't expire and pilots must continue to work under old rules until new labor agreements are reached.
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Nine airlines earned higher overall scores in 2017 compared with 2016.
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And that airlines board the passengers starting with those sitting in the front rows?
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With the collapse, the company became the biggest airline failure in the history of British aviation and left approximately 110,000 travellers stranded abroad.
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But with that in mind, some airlines really do make traveling feel like a first-class experience.
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First Known Use of airline
1844
First Known Use of air line
1813
AIRLINE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of airline for English Language Learners
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: a company that owns and operates many airplanes which are used for carrying passengers and goods to different places
AIRLINE Defined for Kids
Definition of airline for Students
: a company that owns and operates many airplanes which are used for carrying passengers and cargo to different places
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