air carrier

American  

noun

1. a commercial carrier utilizing aircraft as its means of transport; an airline, as for passengers or freight.

2. an aircraft meeting specified requirements, for use by an airline.

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Etymology

Origin of air carrier

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Further capacity cuts could be on the horizon as the air carrier also reduces its fleet, they said.

From MarketWatch

Shares of American Airlines rallied in early Tuesday trading, as the air carrier’s fourth-quarter revenue miss was a direct result of the government shutdown.

From MarketWatch

Shares of American Airlines rallied in early Tuesday trading, as the air carrier’s fourth-quarter revenue miss was a direct result of the government shutdown.

From MarketWatch

Southwest Airlines’ stock on Wednesday rode a wave of renewed optimism about U.S. airlines in the new year, including a prediction from Barclays that the once no-frills air carrier will be more profitable in 2026.

From MarketWatch

Cargo load factor for the three-month period fell by 1.0 percentage point to 56.2%, a segment that still faces uncertainty due to changing trade policies and market dynamics, the air carrier said.

From The Wall Street Journal