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Recent Examples of airliner
At the end of the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese soldiers swarmed a Pan Am airliner to save themselves from the rapidly-advancing North Vietnamese army.
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David Martin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Earlier in 2025, a military helicopter and commercial airliner collided over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
For an airliner already in operation which is set to change the air map of the world, look no further than the Airbus A321XLR.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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David Martin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Earlier in 2025, a military helicopter and commercial airliner collided over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
For an airliner already in operation which is set to change the air map of the world, look no further than the Airbus A321XLR.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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As Trump is relying on Qatar for hostage release talks and supplying him with a new presidential airplane, Stutzman said Doha cannot be trusted.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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More than half of travelers (52 percent) believed people should never fart on an airplane and should hold it in, with Americans (54 percent) more likely than Brits (47 percent) to agree.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, visitors can find two of the Air Force’s newest arrivals, autonomous planes that are part of the base’s collaborative combat aircraft mission, grounded but on display for the public to see.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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War planes fly over the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings June 6 on Utah Beach, Normandy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Russia is known to have placed tires on the wings of its aircraft throughout the war, trying to fend off Ukrainian drone attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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But Earhart had actually stepped out of the rear of the aircraft, and a man whom Putnam had identified to the press as her mechanic could be seen sitting in the cockpit.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The center has been closed for a a maintenance project, including a new pool liner and tile replacement, but is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 3.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Some hammocks are suitable for sleeping in and have built-in liners and mosquito nets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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Still, their airframes are approximately half a century old, their lifespan doubtlessly nearing an end , and their best-before date long in the rearview mirror.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Meisner said that the company has a strong retention rate and that some employees earn their FAA licenses to work on airplane engines or airframes on the job.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
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There’s still time to right the ship, but Robinson is also a player without a true home along the defensive front.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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As of June 12, the ship was still partially sunken about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, and a broadcast notice was issued telling mariners to avoid the area, according to officials.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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In a letter sent Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) argued that Hegseth’s formal acceptance of the Boeing 747 jetliner last month — a move made so the Air Force can upgrade its security measures so it may eventually be used as Air Force One — violates the Constitution Emoluments Clause.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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Any Air Force plane carrying the president is called Air Force One, though the term is usually applied to the jetliners modified for the purpose.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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