airliner

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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

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

“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

An airliner some thirty miles away reported being pelted with rocks.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson