airliner

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Affectionately known as Kosmo, it's a towering black box that resembles a cross between a telephone exchange and the flight deck of an airliner.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

In 2020, Iran accidentally downed a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“Superpower accelerates AI data center development by providing gigawatts of new capacity and advances the development and certification of the Overture supersonic airliner by providing engine reliability data,” the statement added.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The next-generation airliner was billions of dollars over budget and three years late.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

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