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While a 100kW motor is far too small to lift a commercial airliner, the Strathclyde team views this success as the definitive proof of concept.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
When jet airliner service arrived in 1959, the voyage was cut to 33 hours with only three refueling stops.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Today more than 58% of commercial airliners are leased by airlines rather than owned.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
When jet airliner service arrived in 1959, the voyage was cut to 33 hours with only three refueling stops.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Today more than 58% of commercial airliners are leased by airlines rather than owned.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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