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Recent Examples of jetliner
The real showstopper here is the jetliner vistas from the rooftop pool and terrace, with views that stretched to the ocean.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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.
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ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.
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David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Then, and immediately, the place sounded like a jetliner was landing next door on Franklin Field.
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Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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,
9 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.
—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Then, and immediately, the place sounded like a jetliner was landing next door on Franklin Field.
—
Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
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Water jets sprayed mist onto the crowd of mourners, who mostly wore black, with temperatures set to reach 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a forecast from the UK’s Met Office.
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Over in the geopolitical front, fresh escalating tensions draw concern as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, prompting Poland to scramble jets while Finland restricted airspace.
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The twin turboprop was flying from Butler to New Century, according to FlightAware.
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Nicknamed the Flying Suburban, the single-engine turboprop is popular for both corporate and cargo missions, thanks to its generous, configurable interior and short-field landing capabilities (including grass runways).
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From the Dallas Stadium, an unauthorized aircraft cannot come within three nautical miles or fly 3,000 feet ground-to-air.
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Additionally, 42 aircraft were lost or damaged, and 20 military installations were hit, leading to $29 billion in repair costs and an $80 billion supplement request.
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But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.
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Incorporating a turbojet complicates the drone’s design and introduces supply chain vulnerabilities.
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Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.
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The 747’s fusion of aeronautical ability and symbolic power earned it many roles beyond passenger liner and freighter.
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The tanker was laden with more than 2 million barrels of crude oil and sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Commercial shipping at center of tensions Britain's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said June 27 that a tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining damage to its bridge, though all crew members were reported safe.
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.
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More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet away.
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The central image was an airliner, something that, like life itself, experiences highs, lows and turbulence.
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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