11.   Other assignments to various Chinese airlines are still to be determined.

12.   Other assignments to various Chinese airlines are to be determined.

13.   Other assignments to Chinese airlines are to be determined.

14.   Politics aside, all three aircraft makers are hoping for a big pickup in sales to Chinese airlines.

15.   That is certainly the view at Boeing Inc., which has always sold aircraft to Chinese airlines.

16.   The carrier also has contracts to overhaul the Rolls-Royce engines used by two small Chinese airlines.

17.   We are surprised to discover Chinese airlines are years behind Delta and most other American carriers.

18.   With the payments from Chinese airlines on hold, St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas is paying suppliers in advance with internal funds.

19.   A top Chinese airline official kicked off a week of informal talks with his Taiwanese counterparts Tuesday, in another step toward establishing direct flights between China and Taiwan.

20.   China has ordered across-the-board inspections on its commercial airline fleet as part of a safety push following the fatal crashes of two Chinese airlines planes within a month.