61.   Atlantic City International Airport is currently served by discount carrier Spirit Airlines, US Airways Express commuter flights to Philadelphia and Baltimore and various casino charter operations.

62.   Citing serious aircraft safety problems, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered discount carrier Pro Air to halt its flights by midnight Monday.

63.   Company executives said a weak economy and pricing pressure from discount carriers like Southwest, AirTran and JetBlue have hurt the airline.

64.   Delta officials maintain that they need the separate wage structure to compete with Southwest Airlines and other discount carriers.

65.   Discount carriers Virgin Blue and Impulse sparked a domestic airline price war in Australia this year, hurting Qantas and its major competitor Ansett Australia.

66.   Delta officials maintain they need the separate wage structure to compete with other discount carriers.

67.   On the domestic aviation front, Dixon said Qantas would be interested in buying discount carrier Virgin Blue.

68.   The troubled discount carrier will suspend operations indefinitely as it tries to close a deal for its sale.

69.   US Airways president and CEO Rakesh Gangwal blamed the losses on the weakening economy and increased competition along the East Coast from discount carriers.

70.   As expected the company announced it would introduce a single class domestic operation but also announced the expansion of its international services and discount carrier Freedom Air.