airliner
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The Lockerbie bombing came five months after 290 people were killed when an Iranian commercial airliner was shot down by a US battleship.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The heroic pilot who safely ditched a stricken airliner in a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 2020, Iran accidentally downed a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff from Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and Samantha Morton and supposedly a decommissioned 747 airliner was purchased for the production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
When he accelerated an alpha particle through the chamber to seed his make-believe clouds, it left a visible trail–like the contrails of a passing airliner.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
