They both (some airplanes do) use propeller's.
airplanes are the same thing as hovercrafts... but only hovercrafts have a louder engine
They both fly I think 
hovercrafts
yes
on a cushion of air
Why are you asking where to find hovercrafts? But I would have to say, that scientists are trying to build some, or aliens are, but you should have known that already.
Airplanes move through the air in a similar fashion to the way boats move through the water.
yes.
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They are similar in that both serve a purpose, and some insects have wings like airplanes. Other than that, they are unalike.
Old Airplanes and new are similar because they work under the same principles. Creating enough lift to become airbourne. To do so a plane needs to be light enough with enough thrust and enough surface area of the wings to create the lift