1. And no American passenger airline has ordered it. 2. After the merger it would become the second-largest passenger airline in Russia. 3. Airlines use them in their emergency oxygen systems, but the FAA banned passenger airlines from carrying them as freight after the Valujet crash. 4. Cargo carriers UPS, FedEx and Polar Air Cargo are vying for the rights in addition to passenger airlines Delta, American, Northwest and United. 5. Cintra S.A. is the holding company for AeroPeru and two Mexican passenger airlines, AeroMexico and Mexicana. 6. FOCUS SHIFTS TO SECURITY OF CARGO To date, the focus of transportation security has been on passenger airlines. 7. Freight has been a small but not insignificant business for major passenger airlines. 8. In fact, the Department of Transportation reports that the major passenger airlines worldwide this year have had the best net profit ever for a second quarter. 9. No other passenger airline flies in or out. 10. Now, he hopes Ariana can come back as a regular passenger airline, though most of its planes have been destroyed. |