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Recent Examples of airliner
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.
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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
The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
These documents revealed that American shell companies, managed by Monroe, were used to launder money for the LFS terrorist organization responsible for downing a civilian airliner.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
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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
The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
These documents revealed that American shell companies, managed by Monroe, were used to launder money for the LFS terrorist organization responsible for downing a civilian airliner.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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There was nothing wrong with the airplane that would have caused alarms to go off.—
Jeff Wise,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Who ever ponders the conveniences of that 20th century innovation, the airplane, that makes 21st century hustle possible?—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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At one point, a flight attendant asked him to end the session because the plane was about ready to depart and the cellphone could interfere with the communication systems.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The order included a demand that the Department of Homeland Security turn around planes carrying those being deported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low, then take a steep right turn before crashing into the building about six miles south of the airport in Lantana, according to the report.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Alex Souponetsky, the general manager of Fly Legacy Aviation, told CBS News Philadelphia in a statement that a Piper Pilot 100i training aircraft's engine lost power over the Delaware River on Wednesday.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 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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But a major turning point in the power of the office occurred in 2009 with the contested reelection of the hard-liner president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) recently unveiled a Southeast Asia-to-Indian subcontinent service that give the liner its first dedicated route linking Southeast Asia with India’s west coast and Pakistan.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The aircraft involved is a 20-year-old airframe, registered as N813NW.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The four-engine jets, based on the Boeing 707 commercial airframe carry a flight crew of four, plus 13 to 19 mission specialists, a number that can fluctuate depending on the specific assignment involved, according to the Air Force.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Other targets, according to a post on X, included command centers, posts of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines as well as anti-ship missiles sites, drone manufacturing and other weapon production facilities.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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The ship is slated to feature six major research facilities, including a marine disaster lab, as well as installations to study marine meteorology and heavy ocean equipment.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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