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Recent Examples of airliner
Gone are the days when an airliner would have a lounge or even a piano bar.
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
India had been gauging interest from potential foreign buyers at the week-long airshow, a major arena for global arms and airliner markets and well-known for bold displays making use of wide vistas of airspace.
—Shivam Patel, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
This also happened as a result of January’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport collision, a deadly crash of a helicopter and a commercial airliner, right?
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
The aircraft was described by the FAA as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
India had been gauging interest from potential foreign buyers at the week-long airshow, a major arena for global arms and airliner markets and well-known for bold displays making use of wide vistas of airspace.
—Shivam Patel, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
This also happened as a result of January’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport collision, a deadly crash of a helicopter and a commercial airliner, right?
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
The aircraft was described by the FAA as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, deputies and volunteer pilots flying the sheriff's office airplane were monitoring the tracks early Sunday.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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More and more global airlines are looking at snagging long-haul jets like Boeing’s Dreamliner and Airbus’ A330 and A350s for the coming years, heating up the wide-body airplane market, analysts said.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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From looking out for the notification from Delta that my luggage has been loaded on the plane to keeping an eye on FindMy at baggage claim, this portable charger is an indispensable travel essential.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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About 20 Air Force combat planes, including F-15Es, A-10s and AC-130J gunships, as well as MQ-9 Reaper drones and Jordanian F-16 fighter jets, fired more than 90 bombs and missiles toward at least 35 targets Saturday, according to Capt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Agents reportedly found Wu again, who admitted to taking videos of the B‑2 Spirit aircraft and numerous photographs of the base, including its perimeter fencing, a gate and military equipment.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cockpit-first design Flywing built the X-Wing Fighter as a VTOL aircraft centered on first-person flight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Minnesota Wild fourth-liner Ben Jones found himself in some unfamiliar territory late Saturday, as a crowd of media packed in around his locker stall for postgame interviews.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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The parts reportedly included two broken silver pieces and one black plastic liner piece.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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According to Kratos, the Marine Corps’ Valkyrie CCA will be able to tackle multiple missions with its modular airframe.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its massive Olympus engines could have pushed the envelope further but to go any faster would have heated the airframe beyond safety limits.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Dec. 2025
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Bagail 8-piece Packing Cube Set While dress codes during the day skew casual on board a ship, passengers do like to dress up at night, which means the pressure is on to pull together a classy outfit that’s not on repeat.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Although a recent visit to Palo Alto’s Taverna was lackluster except for the awesome outdoor décor and cute waiters, its sister ship in Portola Valley is absolutely lovely, and the food more in line with expectation.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Boeing's 787 aircraft is the only commercial jetliner that does not draw air through the aircraft's engine.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
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The roughly 3,000-square-foot residence offers floor-to-ceiling glass, a deck with jetliner views, a rich red home theater, and an open-concept living space set high above the Sunset Strip.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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