airlines

Definition of airlines in English English dictionary: Aeroflot Russian Airlines American Airlines Trans World Airlines Inc. United Airlines; plural of airline
American Airlines: A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em, double-A, or "AA", the two-letter code for American Airlines
airline: A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods
Aeroflot -Russian Airlines: National airline of the former Soviet Union. Founded in 1928 as Dobroflot, it was reorganized as Aeroflot in 1932. During the Soviet era Aeroflot was the world's largest airline, with about 15% of all civil air traffic. After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot surrendered its monopoly over commercial air travel in the former Soviet states. It was renamed Aeroflot-Russian Airlines in June 2000
American Airlines: Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the western Pacific. Its parent company, AMR Corp., also has holdings in food services, hotels, and airport ground services. The company acquired Trans World Airlines in 2001
American Airlines: one of the largest airline companies in the United States
Continental Airlines: leading American aviation company (headquartered in Houston, Texas)
Iberia Airlines: {i} Iberia Airlines of Spain, Iberia, national airline of Spain
Inc. Trans World Airlines: Former U.S. airline acquired by the AMR Corp. Formed in 1930 as Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc., from two smaller airlines, the company established the first coast-to-coast service that same year, flying from Newark, N.J., to Los Angeles in 36 hours. In 1946 TWA began flights between New York City and Paris, and it expanded by the 1950s to routes through Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It adopted its present name in 1950. Howard R. Hughes was its principal stockholder and guiding genius from 1939 to 1960-61, when he lost control to a group of investors. Financially troubled since the 1980s, TWA continued to operate despite twice landing in bankruptcy court in the 1990s. It was acquired by AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, in 2001
Royal Jordanian airlines: official airline of Jordan
Trans World Airlines: one of the largest airline companies in the United States, TWA
United Airlines: a division of UAL Corp. U.S. international airline. It began as United Aircraft and Transport Corp., which first operated transcontinental passenger flights in 1929. It was the first airline to introduce stewardesses, in 1930. United Airlines, Inc., was established in Chicago in 1931 as a holding company for the corporation's four constituent airlines. United expanded rapidly after World War II and became the largest air carrier in the Western world when it merged with Capital Airlines in 1961. United acquired Pan American World Airways' transpacific routes in 1986 and its Latin American and Caribbean routes in 1991. The parent company took the name UAL Corp. in 1988. When United employees held a controlling share of the airline company (1994-2003), UAL was the largest employee-owned company in the U.S
United Airlines: large airline in the United States
airline: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers a hose that carries air under pressure
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airline: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
airline: company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods
airline: An airline is a company which provides regular services carrying people or goods in aeroplanes. the Dutch national airline KLM. a company that takes passengers and goods to different places by plane
airline: {i} company which offers air travel services
cargo airlines: airline specializing in the transporting of goods or freight