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Recent Examples of jetliner
The Boeing 787 jetliner departed Los Angeles International Airport for Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 257 passengers and 13 crew on Saturday around 2 p.m.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
In November, the FAA temporarily halted all flights to Haiti but later allowed U.S. flights to resume to six airports in northern Haiti after three U.S. commercial jetliners were struck by gunfire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The 106-foot-long jetliner can hold up to 78 passengers, depending on the seat configuration, according to a brochure from the company.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
That comes on the heels of several high-profile aviation incidents in the United States — including a midair collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a military helicopter — as well as lingering quality control issues at Boeing.
—Bella Stoddart,monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
In November, the FAA temporarily halted all flights to Haiti but later allowed U.S. flights to resume to six airports in northern Haiti after three U.S. commercial jetliners were struck by gunfire.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The 106-foot-long jetliner can hold up to 78 passengers, depending on the seat configuration, according to a brochure from the company.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
That comes on the heels of several high-profile aviation incidents in the United States — including a midair collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a military helicopter — as well as lingering quality control issues at Boeing.
—Bella Stoddart,monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
Noun
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The drill involved 21 warships, three submarines, 41 fighter jets, 19 helicopters, and 10 patrol aircraft.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The Netherlands has provided key arms to Kyiv, including F-16 fighter jets.—
Mike Corder,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, about 15 miles northwest of Copake, the FAA said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The system has also been applied to higher-end jet and turboprops like the Piper M700 and Daher TBM.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
13 May 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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Zelenskyy said that 34% of Russia's cruise missile-carrying aircraft were hit.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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Key Polish exports to the U.S. include machinery and mechanical equipment, notably turbojet and turboprop engines.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Next will come Barracuda cruise missiles, Roadrunner autonomous twin turbojet vehicles and more.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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In 1986, a 520-foot freighter from South Korea scraped the underside of the bridge, destroying one of the ship’s radars.—
Joseph Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Two-thirds of the 155 that Boeing sold were configured as freighters, including the final one that left the factory in 2023.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Limp also spotlighted Blue Origin's work on zero-boil-off technology and the firm's Transporter tanker.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Additionally, owners of tankers supplying fuel to squid fishers are not mandated to register these vessels within fleets that directly contact fishing vessels, creating a regulatory gap that enables support with a minimal record of activities.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
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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.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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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
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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