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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As commercial airlines continue to chase large volumes of passengers, private jet makers are focusing on a much smaller but far richer group of customers.

From BBC

The airline has received special permission to fly Crush passenger side to Southampton where she will continue her rehabilitation.

From BBC

The Dow Jones Transportation Average of logistics firms and airlines has also jumped, a signal to market technicians that the move higher has room to run.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Flying was his passion. He was on the brink of beginning an exciting new chapter with a commercial airline, a dream he had worked toward with immense pride and determination."

From BBC

Elsewhere in the book he describes an airline employee who deliberately sent a rude customer’s luggage to Nairobi even though the passenger was headed to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal