91.   Airline officials will argue that the main reason for delays is that demand for air travel is growing far faster than the infrastructure.

92.   Airline officials, politicians and aviation-trade reporters are among those who will be on board.

93.   But airline officials say that if the success of Internet ticketing is any indication, they are optimistic.

94.   But airline officials contended that they had acted responsibly.

95.   But airline officials said that the records had been taken by the police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the mayor said.

96.   But airline officials think service may pick up rapidly as tourists increasingly discover the country.

97.   But Celente and even some airline officials say that at least some of the more stringent restrictions will remain.

98.   But airline officials say the all-water route raises safety and economic concerns.

99.   But many airline officials said that at most several dozen flight attendants had resigned outright because they were afraid to fly after the suicide hijackings.

100.   But that practice nearly disappeared this holiday season, airline officials said.