11.   Bankruptcy-threatened aircraft builder Fokker was thrown a financial lifeline Friday by the Dutch government while company directors hunt for a foreign partner.

12.   Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer will collaborate with the government on at least three programs, Quintao said.

13.   Dutch aircraft maker Fokker NV will cooperate with U.S. aircraft builder Lockheed Martin in a marketing venture for aircraft electronics and guided weapons systems, Fokker said Thursday.

14.   Hopes for the survival of historic Dutch aircraft builder Fokker all but evaporated Monday after a group hoping to get it back off the ground fell apart.

15.   Once that program is developed, aircraft operators will have six months to adopt maintenance programs that incorporate the tasks identified by aircraft builders.

16.   They argued that sharing the work would help preserve two viable military aircraft builders in the United States.

17.   In addition to work and benefits issues, the aircraft builders are also seeking a company agreement to limit the amount of work being shipped out to sub-contractors.

18.   The Swedish bank group Wallenberg, which owns aircraft builders Saab, could also be associated, the paper said.