commercial airline

Example Sentences

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Another failure early last year threatened commercial airline traffic above the Caribbean region, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

South Korea's air force suspended the wingman pilot, who has since left the military to work for a commercial airline.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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 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