51.   Airline spokesman Russ Williams said he could not say how many flights were affected Monday morning.

52.   Airline spokesman Tim Kincaid said the airline and mechanics had been negotiating since October.

53.   An airline spokesman said Congolese airport authorities said they needed at least a week to organize landing procedures, including fees, and immigration offices before flights could start.

54.   An airline spokesman claimed no one was hurt in the incident Sunday at the airport in Yakutsk, a regional capital in Siberia.

55.   An airline spokesman declined to comment pending completion of an investigation into the whole affair.

56.   An airline spokesman did not immediately return a phone call.

57.   An airline spokesman had no comment on Saturday, saying the case was being handled by Emirates in its headquarters in Dubai.

58.   An airline spokesman said Friday that the money would be paid at the end of the month.

59.   An airline spokesman said it appeared there were no injuries.

60.   An airline spokesman said job applications from local and foreign pilots are being processed, but declined to say how many have applied.