Definitions

airline

[air-lahyn] / ˈɛərˌlaɪn /

NOUN

air carrier

Synonyms

WEAK

air passenger carrier air service air shuttle air taxi charter airline commercial airline commuter airline

Example Sentences

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The airline industry faces rising costs due to the Iran war, with jet fuel prices surging around 70%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald on Thursday reduced price targets on a few airline stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

India's largest airline IndiGo has named aviation industry veteran William Walsh as its new chief executive, weeks after the resignation of its former CEO.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Rousseau was under pressure to resign from politicians and many others in French-speaking Quebec, where the airline is based.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He was so serious that I didn’t have the heart to tell him that we probably needed to fill a couple of those jugs just to pay for one airline ticket.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers