commuter
noun
com·mut·er
kə-ˈmyü-tər 
1
: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)
2
: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule
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That county email went out just a few days before the mid-air collision in D.C. between an American Airlines commuter jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
After last week’s crash of an American Airlines commuter jet in Washington, the president and his transportation secretary blamed without evidence the previous administrations’ DEI efforts for the disaster and speculated the air traffic controllers were unqualified.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
The collision of the American Airlines commuter jet and the Army Blackhawk helicopter that took 67 lives was captured in a horrifying instant by an airport camera.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
Air Florida started out as a commuter company, expanded to key cities in the state, and then evolved into a full-service carrier with flights to the Northeast and even Europe.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
After last week’s crash of an American Airlines commuter jet in Washington, the president and his transportation secretary blamed without evidence the previous administrations’ DEI efforts for the disaster and speculated the air traffic controllers were unqualified.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
The collision of the American Airlines commuter jet and the Army Blackhawk helicopter that took 67 lives was captured in a horrifying instant by an airport camera.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
Air Florida started out as a commuter company, expanded to key cities in the state, and then evolved into a full-service carrier with flights to the Northeast and even Europe.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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