51.   Meanwhile, stocks of some Chinese airline companies are expected to be listed on overseas stock exchanges, it said.

52.   Northwest already trains pilots and flight attendants from six Chinese airlines at its training center in Minneapolis.

53.   President Jiang Zemin immediately ordered an urgent investigation into the crash -- the second major accident involving a Chinese airline in little more than three weeks.

54.   The airline, the first Chinese airline to make a public offer, has filed a registration statement with the New York Stock Exchange, Morgan Stanley Asia said.

55.   That record led the International Airline Passengers Association in February to label Chinese airlines as the most dangerous in the world.

56.   Tang said Dragonair would not be affected by the establishment of direct air links because the Chinese airlines could not immediately handle the demand that would be created.

57.   The crash was the second one in a month-long period involving Chinese airlines.

58.   The crash is the second involving a Chinese airline in little more than three weeks.

59.   The creaking Soviet-era planes are being replaced by newer models from Boeing and Airbus which provide training, maintenance and technical support to Chinese airlines.