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ATCs are under particular scrutiny after January’s crash in the US capital between an airliner and a military helicopter, which killed 67: Experts believe human error played a role.
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semafor.com, 11 July 2025
All 379 people aboard the JAL plane, an Airbus A350-900 flight, escaped the burning airliner.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Unlike the cylindrical body of most planes, the blended wing design—where the wing and aircraft body are fused together—makes this aircraft look more like a stealth bomber or even a manta ray than a commercial airliner.
—Calif.
senior Correspondent, Time, 12 June 2025
Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.
—semafor.com, 8 July 2025
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semafor.com, 11 July 2025
All 379 people aboard the JAL plane, an Airbus A350-900 flight, escaped the burning airliner.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Unlike the cylindrical body of most planes, the blended wing design—where the wing and aircraft body are fused together—makes this aircraft look more like a stealth bomber or even a manta ray than a commercial airliner.
—Calif.
senior Correspondent, Time, 12 June 2025
Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.
—semafor.com, 8 July 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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