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

After the Wright brothers' historic flight in 1903, it took less than 11 years for the first scheduled commercial airline flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

From there he traveled overland to the U.S. border, crossed over to Houston with help from a coyote, and then finally flew on a commercial airline to New York City.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover