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More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet away.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The central image was an airliner, something that, like life itself, experiences highs, lows and turbulence.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
21 June 2026
The jet is a Boeing VC-25B Bridge, the military conversion of a Boeing 747-8 airliner.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Electra has provided a glimpse of the airliner of 2050 with its hybrid aircraft concept capable of carrying more than 100 passengers while using electrification, advanced aerodynamics, and integrated airframe-propulsion design to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
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David Szondy
june 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The central image was an airliner, something that, like life itself, experiences highs, lows and turbulence.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
21 June 2026
The jet is a Boeing VC-25B Bridge, the military conversion of a Boeing 747-8 airliner.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Electra has provided a glimpse of the airliner of 2050 with its hybrid aircraft concept capable of carrying more than 100 passengers while using electrification, advanced aerodynamics, and integrated airframe-propulsion design to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
—
David Szondy
june 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for airliner
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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