Recent Examples on the WebWithin six months in 2018 and 2019, two Boeing 737 Max airliners crashed, one in Indonesia and the other in Ethiopia, killing 346 people.—Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 May 2024 Based on witness accounts, the number of injuries and the airliner’s sharp descent, experts point to the significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews.—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 Image The result was a fleet of airliners, each painted from nose to tail in one of seven bright hues: ocher, orange, turquoise, beige, yellow and two other shades of blue.—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 May 2024 In 1963, President John F. Kennedy launched an initiative called the Supersonic Transport (SST) that brought government and industry together, with the goal of building a commercial supersonic airliner capable carrying 300 passengers, flying at Mach 3, or 2301 mph.—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for airliner
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