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Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.
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semafor.com, 8 July 2025
The 787 Dreamliner was the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, recharge faster and can hold more energy than other types of batteries.
—Foster Klug, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Instead, authorities removed passengers from the airliner, canceled the flight and searched the plane with bomb-sniffing dogs, prosecutors said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
Interestingly, one report suggests that the global commercial airliner fleet will expand significantly over the next decade, from just over 29,000 aircraft worldwide currently to nearly 40,000 by the start of 2035.
—Yogi Tharanibalan, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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semafor.com, 8 July 2025
The 787 Dreamliner was the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, recharge faster and can hold more energy than other types of batteries.
—Foster Klug, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Instead, authorities removed passengers from the airliner, canceled the flight and searched the plane with bomb-sniffing dogs, prosecutors said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
Interestingly, one report suggests that the global commercial airliner fleet will expand significantly over the next decade, from just over 29,000 aircraft worldwide currently to nearly 40,000 by the start of 2035.
—Yogi Tharanibalan, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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airliner
noun
air·lin·er
-ˌlī-nər 
: an airplane operated by an airline
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