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Airline vs Aviation - What's the difference?

airline | aviation |

As nouns the difference between airline and aviation

is that airline is a company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods while aviation is the art or science of making and flying aircraft.

airline

English

(wikipedia airline)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

    • Synonyms

    * air carrier

    Related terms

    * See "derived terms" at air .

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with an air line , i.e., a route taken by flight.

    aviation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia aviation) (en-noun)
  • The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
  • Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
  • Industry that produces aircraft.
  • (collectively, military) aircraft
  • A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, and lemon juice

    • Derived terms

    * aviation incident ----