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Recent Examples of jetliner
Boeing demanded in 2013 that machinists drop their pension plan as part of an agreement to build a new model of the 777 jetliner in Washington state.
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David Koenig, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
That massive investment — first announced in 2020 but expanded in 2022 — would be enough money to purchase a fleet of more than 700 Boeing 737 jetliners or build about 90 State Farm Stadiums, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
In the wake of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max, Boeing put plans on the back burner for an all-new aircraft that would sit between 737s and wide-body jetliners, and potentially replace aging 757s, which are currently between the two.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Applications Of Petroleum Petroleum fuels the engines of our civilization, from the hum of automobiles to the roar of jetliners soaring across the skies.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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David Koenig, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
That massive investment — first announced in 2020 but expanded in 2022 — would be enough money to purchase a fleet of more than 700 Boeing 737 jetliners or build about 90 State Farm Stadiums, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
In the wake of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max, Boeing put plans on the back burner for an all-new aircraft that would sit between 737s and wide-body jetliners, and potentially replace aging 757s, which are currently between the two.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Applications Of Petroleum Petroleum fuels the engines of our civilization, from the hum of automobiles to the roar of jetliners soaring across the skies.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetliner
Noun
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The quarterback went from almost a dead stop to turning on the jets with one thing in mind — score.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cat mistakenly left on a plane This cat named Mittens became an accidental jet setter when her cage was overlooked multiple times in a plane cargo hold!—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Gulfstream 1 was powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Previously, the small runway could only handle helicopters and small turboprop planes from Reykjavik and other settlements in Greenland.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to the Associated Press, Mittens was traveling with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new permanent location in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13, when staff forgot to remove her from the aircraft on arrival.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The object suddenly shifted its longitudinal axis, aligned it with my aircraft and began to climb.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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As ramjets forego moving parts like the compressor and turbine components found in traditional turbojets, the design is more compact, lightweight, efficient, and cost-effective to produce.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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Those advantages also have a downside: ramjets are entirely ineffective at low speeds and are often accompanied by turbojets to handle subsonic flight, where the airspeed isn't enough to feed air-hungry ramjet engines.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Freight can be moved by coastal freighters and barges.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kevin McCullough, president of Aero Air, which also provides air tankers, sent some of its MD-87s to the Los Angeles fires.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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The firefighters drew water from a tanker truck instead of a nearby hydrant.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
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Everything Trump Has Said About the Fatal Passenger Jet and Army Helicopter Crash Officials have said that the Army helicopter, which was conducting a routine training flight, collided with the commercial airliner on its approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Wednesday’s crash is not the first monumental collision with a domestic airliner and a military plane.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetliner. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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