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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Lower prices represent mostly good news for businesses that consume oil, such as fuel makers and airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, France's civil aviation authority has asked airlines to cut 40% of flights scheduled for the main international airport in Paris.

From BBC

Long queues formed at airline counters as people waited for information about when flights would resume.

From BBC

The airline is taking longer-term structural actions to refocus its strategy, but the analysts say it will take time to see the financial benefits from these changes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passengers on the other airlines’ canceled flights had already snapped up earlier options.

From The Wall Street Journal