1.   American carriers use it to make money on flights that would otherwise be losers.

2.   AMR argues that other commuter carriers already are using small jets, and Eagle must do the same to stay competitive.

3.   Budget carriers also use secondary or tertiary airports, where lower airport taxes allow cheaper operating costs.

4.   Gantelet said that at present the commission had no evidence that the U.S. carriers used the government aid to gain competitive ground on routes to Europe.

5.   IBM said the BellSouth agreement is the first time a U.S. local phone carrier can use its network to offer that same local dial-up service to overseas customers.

6.   In addition, all the budget carriers use a ticketless system.

7.   In many cases, these local carriers have used those funds to build their own networks.

8.   Japan also turned down a request to increase the number of airports the two U.S. cargo carriers can use in Japan.

9.   Large carriers use other personnel for the sweeps, but some regional airlines are asking flight attendants to carry out the inspections.

10.   More and more long-distance carriers are using a similar approach, known as affinity marketing.