1.   Boeing Co. urged the government to act quickly to help the airlines, which are its customers.

2.   But some industry analysts believe the rescue package will help airlines only in the short term.

3.   Greenwald has given pilots more freedom in setting air speed, a change that helped the airline last month report the best on-time performance in its history.

4.   Ms. Fleischman said she did not know why some FAA agents in the study appeared to be helping airlines and airports get better scores.

5.   Pacific Rim Supporting Airlines Threatened by a grounding of airplanes, governments around the Pacific Rim pledged to help airlines.

6.   Robyn said that failing to step in and help the airlines now could bring about that same result, through different means.

7.   Some car rental companies have reportedly asked Congress to help their industry, much as it is helping the airlines.

8.   The guarantees are intended to help airlines that cannot obtain reasonable commercial loans because of the terrorist attacks, which caused passenger traffic to plunge.

9.   The pilots union at USAir meets this weekend to explore options to help the airline, including a possible equity stake.

10.   The United States is spending billions of dollars to help airlines and considering billions more for insurance companies.