commercial airline

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Jim Desmond, a San Diego County supervisor and former commercial airline pilot, entered the race with Issa’s endorsement and quickly emerged as the leading Republican contender when Trump backed his campaign in April.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A $500 million rescue from a group of investors led by Delta helped it avert bankruptcy, installing veterans from the commercial airline giant on the board and in the executive ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

The Seattle-area strike shuttered two major Boeing commercial airline manufacturing plants.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

The pay would be high, about what a commercial airline pilot would earn.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin