1.   A list of qualified bidders will be released within a few months, when a sales date will also be set, officials said.

2.   A list of qualified bidders is expected to be released later this year.

3.   According to TWA, AMR was technically the only qualified bidder.

4.   Harrington has said he will sell to the highest qualified bidder.

5.   Oakland and Alameda County officials have given a sports investment company authorization to sell the Oakland Athletics if a qualified bidder emerges.

6.   So far American Airlines is the only qualified bidder aiming to buy most of the TWA assets.

7.   The announcement of the qualified bidders follows more than two months of analysis by ministry experts to determine which groups had sufficient financial and technical capabilities.

8.   The city will announce the qualified bidders on Thursday.

9.   The other qualified bidder, Vicasa-Securicor, a mixed Venezuelan-British group, withdrew before the auction.

10.   A source close to Prentice confirmed to The Associated Press that he has put together an ownership group and is a qualified bidder.