1.   KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said that it might ground some flights, depending on how much progress is made at a destination.

2.   Leaving the planes in New York during a blizzard could essentially ground flights between other cities where the weather is fine, Port Authority officials said.

3.   Or we can ground all flights to Planet Twinkie.

4.   American Eagle decided it was better to ground all flights than to inconvenience customers daily with last-minute decisions about cancellations, company spokeswoman Laura Hurd said.

5.   The airline also had to ground flights because of labor problems, which included pilot training courses that fell behind schedule and delays in airplanes being returned from maintenance.

6.   Swissair was forced to ground its flights Tuesday and Wednesday after it failed to obtain financing for day-to-day operations.

7.   Air support supervisor Bill Schuster said he may have to ground those flights following five near-misses since Thursday.