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Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd Eaves was among the three pilots aboard the Black Hawk military helicopter in a midair collision with a commercial airliner from Wichita Wednesday night, according to U.S. Army officials.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2025
The crash, which the Associated Press reported involved 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane and three U.S. soldiers on the helicopter, is the first collision involving a commercial airliner in the United States since 2009.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday night an airliner operated by American Airlines regional carrier PSA, bound from Wichita, Kansas, on final approach to Reagan, collided with an Army helicopter that was on a training exercise.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Workers planned to spend several days fishing the rest of the commercial airliner from the water before trying to retrieve the military helicopter.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2025
The crash, which the Associated Press reported involved 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane and three U.S. soldiers on the helicopter, is the first collision involving a commercial airliner in the United States since 2009.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday night an airliner operated by American Airlines regional carrier PSA, bound from Wichita, Kansas, on final approach to Reagan, collided with an Army helicopter that was on a training exercise.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Workers planned to spend several days fishing the rest of the commercial airliner from the water before trying to retrieve the military helicopter.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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Emma Green reports » The state of airline safety: The President has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees, even as airplane accidents are occurring at an alarming frequency.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Soon after, the group was commissioned by the Broadway producer Michael Myerberg to design a discothèque in a former airplane hangar at Roosevelt Field, on Long Island.—
J. Hoberman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Unanswered questions after Delta plane crash Investigators are working to identify why a Delta Air Lines regional jet coming from Minnesota flipped on its roof during landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson International Airport.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash UCF cracks down on resale of football season tickets on secondary market West Colonial is one of Orlando’s ugliest streets.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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The number of deaths aboard aircraft in the United States is also on the decline.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The Duchess wore her dark tresses in a ponytail, while her makeup consisted of light blush and nude lip liner.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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Classic lip liner was paired with gloss or lipstick combinations again—proved to be perfect for winter conditions.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
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That work is usually divided into three categories, covering the airframe — or body, wings and tail of a plane — the engine and various other components.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Labor accounts for most of the cost of airframe maintenance, so airlines in wealthier countries often send that work to countries where wages are lower.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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And we are not finished’: Buffett wrote in his letter to investors, describing Berkshire’s reinvestment strategy STRATEGIES + ADVICE In times of crisis, business leaders need to quickly be able to cope and right the ship.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, Nvidia could right the momentum ship this week.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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A day after a jetliner flipped moments after landing in Toronto, what was left of the aircraft remained upside down on Tuesday, its right wing and tail sheared off and the wreckage blocking the two longest runways at Canada’s busiest airport.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation's capital, claiming 67 lives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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