31.   But the airline has struggled to compete against American Airlines, which handles two-thirds of flights in the Caribbean.

32.   Caribbean-based airlines also have struggled.

33.   European airlines are struggling to cope with a drop in traffic in the wake of the attacks and pressures to consolidate in the face of market deregulation.

34.   However, New Zealand has since slipped in popularity among German tourists and the airline is struggling to fill its planes.

35.   Many island airlines are struggling to survive financially and the bank has been reluctant to lend to them in the past.

36.   Other Indonesian airlines are also struggling to survive the economic meltdown.

37.   The government shut down the U.S. airline system after the attacks, and even after the skies were reopened airlines have struggled with a dramatic falloff in business.

38.   The major airlines were already struggling with the downturn in the world economy.

39.   Trinidad-based BWIA International airlines is struggling and recently fired its chief executive officer.

40.   Troubled African airline struggles to stay aloft.