1.   However, measures to save the airline failed when Delta Air Lines refused to pump money into the ailing carrier.

2.   For the second time in three years, Delta Air Lines has asked its pilots union to forgo a scheduled pay raise to help the ailing carrier curb costs.

3.   The chief executive of US Airways Group Inc. quit unexpectedly Tuesday, shifting the full responsibility for reviving the ailing carrier back to chairman Stephen M. Wolf.

4.   A senior government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Thursday the government had received some offers for the ailing carrier and was weighing the options.

5.   Ailing national carrier Air New Zealand said Friday it is likely to announce a rescue package next week to keep its planes airborne.

6.   Airline officials said efforts to rebuild the ailing carrier were no longer feasible following a decision by its largest union to reject a proposal to help the company survive.

7.   Airline officials said efforts to rebuild the ailing carrier were no longer feasible after its largest union rejected a proposal to help the company survive.

8.   Cyprus Airways is considering plans to open a Greek subsidiary after withdrawing its bid for a stake in the ailing Greek carrier Olympic, a Cypriot official said Wednesday.

9.   He said it could only make things worse for the ailing carrier and reiterated that the door was still open for negotiations.