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The report documented hundreds of instances where balloons, birds and satellites were mistakenly identified, along with a few cases that remain puzzling—such as a close encounter between a commercial airliner and an unidentified object off the New York coast.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The proposals come months after January's deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner over Washington, D.C., which is under investigation.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 May 2025
That compared with just over 5% in the company’s workhorse 747 airliner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back allegations that he was personally profiting from foreign leaders by accepting a $400-million luxury airliner from the gulf state’s royal family.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The proposals come months after January's deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner over Washington, D.C., which is under investigation.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 May 2025
That compared with just over 5% in the company’s workhorse 747 airliner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back allegations that he was personally profiting from foreign leaders by accepting a $400-million luxury airliner from the gulf state’s royal family.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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