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The airliner is set to unveil its next luxe lounge at New York’s JFK airport later this year.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
In the seven decades since the first paying passengers flew on a commercial jet airliner—from London to Johannesburg in 1952—the number of commercial flights has increased exponentially, while the risk of dying on one has grown incredibly small.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Five years later, two of the most prominent paramilitary leaders, Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles, orchestrated the bombing of a civilian airliner, Cubana Flight 455, killing all 73 people on board.
—William M. Leogrande, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
In the seven decades since the first paying passengers flew on a commercial jet airliner—from London to Johannesburg in 1952—the number of commercial flights has increased exponentially, while the risk of dying on one has grown incredibly small.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Five years later, two of the most prominent paramilitary leaders, Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles, orchestrated the bombing of a civilian airliner, Cubana Flight 455, killing all 73 people on board.
—William M. Leogrande, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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