1.   American officials said Thursday that the actions it took in the face of competition from Vanguard and other discount carriers did not violate antitrust laws.

2.   AMR, parent of American Airlines, agreed to acquire Reno Air, a struggling discount carrier in the West.

3.   And they are also offering employees incentives to fly on discount carriers and to search for cheaper fares.

4.   Another would be turning the European airline into a discount carrier, similar to some regional airlines in the U.S.

5.   Applications to start new discount carriers slowed to a trickle.

6.   BBDO also handles accounts for Delta operations like Delta Express, a new discount carrier, and the Delta Shuttle.

7.   Blanc dismissed two other options that would have seen Air France Europe either go it alone as a discount carrier or be sold to another company.

8.   Air South, the fledgling discount carrier backed by the state of South Carolina, is expanding its route system and will add two more destinations from Atlanta.

9.   AirTran and other discount carriers have fared better.

10.   But as business dried up in the wake of the ValuJet crash and the extensive publicity of the body recovery effort, passengers deserted Kiwi and other discount carriers.