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Boeing has been retrofitting 747s originally built for a now-defunct Russian airliner.
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Kodak inventing digital cameras but opting to prioritize its dominant film business; and the persistent joint venture funding of the Concord supersonic airliner despite strong evidence that the project wouldn’t become commercially viable.
—Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
And from that data, the airliner learned that 97 percent of fliers said the lie-flat bed was their reason for flying in Delta One.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
After all, this Piper wasn’t what one normally sees on this flight route – low-moving and flying at 10,000 feet, while airliners on the route are somewhere well above 30,000.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Kodak inventing digital cameras but opting to prioritize its dominant film business; and the persistent joint venture funding of the Concord supersonic airliner despite strong evidence that the project wouldn’t become commercially viable.
—Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
And from that data, the airliner learned that 97 percent of fliers said the lie-flat bed was their reason for flying in Delta One.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
After all, this Piper wasn’t what one normally sees on this flight route – low-moving and flying at 10,000 feet, while airliners on the route are somewhere well above 30,000.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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