air carrier
Americannoun
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a commercial carrier utilizing aircraft as its means of transport; an airline, as for passengers or freight.
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an aircraft meeting specified requirements, for use by an airline.
Etymology
Origin of air carrier
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Delta Air Lines’ profit dropped as the air carrier absorbed the highest quarterly fuel expense in its history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The air carrier added that excluding higher fuel costs and “the one‑time disruptions in Hawaiʻi and Puerto Vallarta,” first quarter financial results “would have exceeded the midpoint of original first quarter expectations.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Further capacity cuts could be on the horizon as the air carrier also reduces its fleet, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
One action that the Group of Seven countries are mulling is to prohibit Iran Air, the country’s national air carrier, from flying to Europe, according to a senior Biden administration official.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
When I had absorbed a chestful of this clean air, I looked for the conduit—the "air carrier," if you prefer—that allowed this beneficial influx to reach us, and I soon found it.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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