air carrier

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noun

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

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

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Origin of air carrier

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby air carrier

airbrush, airbrush out, airburst, airbus, air cargo, air carrier, air casing, aircav, air cavalry, air cavalryman, air cell

How to use air carrier in a sentence

While some large air carriers do operate in Alaska, particularly the eponymous Alaska Airlines, there are far more small, often piston or turboprop planes that are well-suited to the state’s unique terrain and limited infrastructure.
In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
These systems have been required for large air carriers since 2015 but have been voluntary for everyone else.
In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
Companies such as United, Delta and Alaska Airlines are known as large air carriers or Part 121 operators because they operate under that section of the FAA’s federal regulations when ferrying passengers and cargo.
How We Tallied Alaska Aviation Deaths|by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Zoë Sobel, KUCB|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
Nationally, commuter, air-taxi and charter flights were involved in fatal crashes at a far higher rate than large air carrier flights in the past decade.
In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica

But what starts out as an angry letter to an air carrier becomes a meditation on his layover in life.
The Daily Beast Recommends|The Daily Beast|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST