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Trade tensions are seemingly easing between the world's top two economies as China has reportedly granted temporary approvals for the export of rare earths, while jetliner Boeing Co has begun commercial jet deliveries to the Asian superpower.
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Ganesh Rao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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
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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Ganesh Rao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
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Figuring jets of water springing from pools turned oval by perspective, arches also reminiscent of its headquarters seem to burst to life against the skin.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
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Funnily enough, the new-to-Amazon film Heads of State starring John Cena and Idris Elba features a big, fat action sequence aboard the presidential jet.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system The mandate came into effect in 2013 following the crash of a Colgan Air turboprop plane four years earlier near Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 50 people.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
11 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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According to the report, electrical power line installers make over $85,000 a year, and aircraft mechanics technicians have an average annual salary of $76,260.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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The aircraft involved, an Airbus A319 operated by the low-cost Spanish airline Volotea, was preparing to takeoff from Bergamo for Asturias, in northern Spain, when the incident occurred Tuesday morning, CBS News reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 July 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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The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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During the recent conflict, the Israeli Air Force demonstrated an impressive capability to reach targets deep inside Iran while relying on its aged Boeing 707 tankers for refueling its fighter jets.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While some Iranian cargoes are shipped directly from Iran to China, the majority undergo multiple ship-to-ship transfers, often in the Middle East Gulf or the Strait of Malacca, where Iranian oil transported by sanctioned vessels is transferred to non-sanctioned tankers before shipping to China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 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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Minutes after takeoff, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired two surface-to-air missiles at the civilian airliner, killing everyone aboard.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The airliner is the kit sponsor of some of the most prominent soccer clubs in the world—Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais and Benfica—and is the title sponsor of England’s FA Cup.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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