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Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify.
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Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after a federal judge in Texas on Thursday granted the government’s request to dismiss the case.
—Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
So, the pilots need to be proficient at air-to-air refueling, a difficult task with a plane the size of a commercial jetliner like the E-3.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The video shows a puff of smoke emerging behind the jetliner.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after a federal judge in Texas on Thursday granted the government’s request to dismiss the case.
—Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
So, the pilots need to be proficient at air-to-air refueling, a difficult task with a plane the size of a commercial jetliner like the E-3.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The video shows a puff of smoke emerging behind the jetliner.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
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The hearing also prompted an admission from the FAA that the air traffic control tower failed to warn the regional jet pilots of helicopter traffic in the immediate area.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The flights will all be operated with 50-seat jets and will start between April 30 and May 7.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Teams also found additional wreckage, including parts of the aircraft frame and passenger seats, and visually identified what is believed to be the engine of the turboprop ATR 42-500 that crashed Saturday afternoon, Anwar said.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Advanced agility greater than a traditional helicopter Bell Flight has earlier revealed that the aircraft combines the speed and range of the turboprop with advanced agility greater than a traditional helicopter.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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The ministry said the aircraft's crew enquired about winds and visibility with a local instructor before attempting to land.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The carrier is carrying a complement of strike aircraft, while the accompanying destroyers are armed with Tomahawk missiles.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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When the aircraft goes supersonic, the engine functions like a turbojet, with combustion going active to produce high-velocity thrust.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Dec. 2025
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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Putin is yet to comment on the developments related to the tanker, which the US had previously sanctioned for carrying illicit Iranian oil.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fox News was first to report that SEALs seized the tanker.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 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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Sixty-four passengers and crew of the airliner traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington were moments from touchdown when the plane collided with the Black Hawk helicopter and its crew of three.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 747-8 is the final iteration of the legendary 747, the world’s first wide-body airliner.—
Clive Irving,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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