41.   It recently became the first airline to place orders for new Airbus super-jumbo jets.

42.   Lufthansa was the first commercial airline to cancel its flights to the Croatian capital.

43.   Lufthansa is the first airline to offer nonstop service year-round between Denver and Frankfurt.

44.   Newspapers said it is the first Taiwanese airline to establish a presence in China.

45.   Northwest Airlines Corp. became the first airline to provide a Tokyo-Las Vegas service with the start of its service earlier this month.

46.   Swissair claimed Tuesday to be the first airline offering organically grown products on passenger menus.

47.   That same year, the combined company became the first airline to offer coast-to-coast air service.

48.   That year, the combined company became the first airline to offer coast-to-coast air service.

49.   Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said Monday it will be the first airline to offer passengers access to the Internet and e-mail from every seat on its aircraft.

50.   Virgin will be the first airline to use the new aircraft when it enters service in June.