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airliner

[air-lahy-ner] / ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər /




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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

Of the 259 passengers and crew who died on board the airliner, 190 were from the United States, where the Mas'ud case will be tried.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

That compared with just over 5% in the company’s workhorse 747 airliner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

A single blade was as long as the wings of an airliner.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann