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airline

[air-lahyn] / ˈɛərˌlaɪn /


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That wide-body plane, operated by another state-backed airline, Riyadh Air, is insured for more than $130 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Notable increases in this category include car and truck rental, airline fare and intracity transportation,” said Helen Lao of CIBC.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Portuguese government committed to a deep restructuring of the airline in 2021 in exchange for EU approval of 3.2 billion euros of public aid to keep it afloat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The worst affected airline has so far been Saudia, the kingdom’s flag carrier and biggest airline, whose aircraft was destroyed in the strike on Thursday last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

All of the earth’s cities are connected by a^ web of airline routes.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Like other airlines, TAP has been buffeted by soaring jet fuel costs from the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

France, Canada and Germany are warning airlines that flying over all or large parts of Saudi Arabia is no longer safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Governments have typically been slow to warn airlines or shut airports and airspace in the face of an active attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Increasingly, airlines have been relying on a sliver of airspace passing over Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to travel between Europe and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

In the beginning, it was just Marshall Skadden, Leslie Arps—both of whom had just been turned down for partner at a major Wall Street law firm—and John Slate, who had worked for Pan Am airlines.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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