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Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Flying to Montserrat requires connecting journeys from nearby Antigua and involves travelling on small STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, providing much more of a white-knuckle ride than your typical airliner.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Wright Electric Wright 1 Wright Electric’s Wright 1 aims to revolutionize commercial aviation with its 186-seat all-electric airliner.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In July, the airliner grounded all flights for roughly three hours following an IT outage.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Flying to Montserrat requires connecting journeys from nearby Antigua and involves travelling on small STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, providing much more of a white-knuckle ride than your typical airliner.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Wright Electric Wright 1 Wright Electric’s Wright 1 aims to revolutionize commercial aviation with its 186-seat all-electric airliner.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In July, the airliner grounded all flights for roughly three hours following an IT outage.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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