11.   Among major U.S. airlines, Continental, Northwest, American, United, US Airways and America West have announced job cuts.

12.   Among their complaints are the cutback in passenger amenities at a time when profits are soaring for the major airlines.

13.   Analysts blame the lag on lingering consumer doubts and tougher competition from major airlines.

14.   AMR, the first major U.S. airline to report second-quarter results, lifted shares of other carriers.

15.   AMR is the first major U.S. airline to report its third-quarter earnings.

16.   Analysts said expected strong traffic at other major U.S. airlines will result in industry earnings that are better than previously expected.

17.   And a major airline has just added them to its menu.

18.   An exclusivity agreement with three major U.S. airlines, it added, was anti-competitive.

19.   And mature travelers from the United States now pour in from some of the top cruise ships, and on the jets of a half-dozen major airlines.

20.   And it flies less often to each destination than the major airlines, boosting passengers loads to among the highest in the business.