1.   One minute hundreds of planes were in the air, the next the entire U.S. airline fleet was ordered to the ground.

2.   The industry and regulators are debating how long retrofitting the U.S. airline fleet with the new safety equipment should take.

3.   As carriers increase their non-stop city pairs and flight frequencies to cater to customer preferences, the average size of planes in airline fleets is declining.

4.   China has ordered across-the-board inspections on its commercial airline fleet as part of a safety push following the fatal crashes of two Chinese airlines planes within a month.

5.   Expanding airline fleets in the booming economies of the Asia-Pacific region will mean high growth for the repair and maintenance business, officials said Tuesday.

6.   In recent months the industry has seen a recovery as rising traffic and few additions to airline fleets have helped boost fares and profits.

7.   The burned-out wreckage of the Afghan airlines fleet littered the grass near the hanger.

8.   Saudi Arabia last year decided to renew its airline fleet with Boeing aircraft following heavy competition from Airbus, the European consortium.