airliner

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In 2020, Iran accidentally downed a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“Superpower accelerates AI data center development by providing gigawatts of new capacity and advances the development and certification of the Overture supersonic airliner by providing engine reliability data,” the statement added.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The next-generation airliner was billions of dollars over budget and three years late.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

The Blackhawk that went down recently near Washington D.C. when it collided with a commercial airliner was operating in a training exercise.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

An airliner some thirty miles away reported being pelted with rocks.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson