41.   Several trade publications also have said the two airlines may be in talks.

42.   Since then, the two airlines have worked closely with engineers and safety experts in a bid to get their Concordes back in the skies.

43.   Southwest never raises fares when the other airlines do.

44.   Stephen Wolf, chairman of US Airways, said he was concerned that the two airlines would bolster their already dominant positions in the market.

45.   Soon, the other airlines followed suit.

46.   The access for the other airline must not allow secure data to be divulged.

47.   The arrangement, which allows the two airlines to jointly set fares, market flights and share operations such as baggage handling, spurred the industrywide trend toward alliances.

48.   The biggest Southwest haters, however, are the other airlines.

49.   The boards of the three airlines are expected to vote on the proposal Tuesday.

50.   The commission said the two airlines accepted concessions to guarantee competition on routes between Germany and Scandinavia.