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According to a report by The Associated Press, the budget airliner has lost $2.5 billion since the beginning of 2020 and has upcoming debt payments exceeding $1 billion.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Big commercial airliners also can fly high enough to give glimpses of Earth’s curvature, although pilots have a much better view from the front of the plane than passengers get from side windows.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Spirit Airlines , JetBlue – Spirit plunged more than 38% following a report from The Wall Street Journal that the discount airliner is considering filing for bankruptcy.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Nearly every commercial passenger airliner today uses high-bypass turbofan engines.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Big commercial airliners also can fly high enough to give glimpses of Earth’s curvature, although pilots have a much better view from the front of the plane than passengers get from side windows.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Spirit Airlines , JetBlue – Spirit plunged more than 38% following a report from The Wall Street Journal that the discount airliner is considering filing for bankruptcy.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Nearly every commercial passenger airliner today uses high-bypass turbofan engines.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
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The airplane—powered by oil—ended the horse’s military advantage.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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While many people wondered why the US military couldn’t just shoot down the drones, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and independent experts say the drone mystery may not be much of a mystery, and the drones are probably mostly just airplanes.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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There is no wreckage of Glenn Miller's plane, and no definitive answers.Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 15-minute car ride is excellent news for families with small children and travelers looking for a long weekend beach getaway who want to hit the beach within an hour of getting off the plane.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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No information about the aircraft is listed on the website except for its model type, a Pilatus PC-12 NG, which is an aircraft commonly used as an air ambulance.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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An aeroplane flies behind the Adani logo near a building construction site in Mumbai.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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As the bereaved families of those who died in Boeing aeroplane crashes gathered around a screen, there was a palpable sense of anticipation in the room.David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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To make a foil liner: Tear off a piece of foil that is larger than the pan (allow for overhang on either end) and shape over the outside of the pan, folding foil at the corners Gently lift the foil off the pan and turn the pan over.Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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From 1980s Kohl liner to party-hard musicians in the early 2010s, Glossier launched a collection of limited edition eyeshadow sticks for the ultimate quiet grunge holiday look.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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As for the 787s that had already been delivered previously with these out-of-conformance gaps and are today flying around the world — about 980 jets — Boeing studied whether there is a long-term risk that their airframes could age more quickly and potentially fail.Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024
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Charred, mangled wires and an ashy airframe the size of a large snow tire was all that remained of the weapon, which can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads.SAMYA KULLAB AND ELISE MORTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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With just 54 cabins and suites in a space that would typically see 200, the new vessel will be primarily sold for full ship charters.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Videos circulating online appear to show the exact moment when the bird flies into one of the jetliner’s engines.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The long-profitable company’s fortunes soured after two of its 737 Max jetliners crashed in October 2018 and March 2019, killing 346 people.David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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