1.   Brazil stocks rose to a record on expectations of higher earnings for Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, and its regional subsidiaries.

2.   British Airways said in February that it would ask Boeing and Airbus for bids for short-haul planes to replace aging ones for regional European subsidiaries.

3.   It also includes a smattering of regional subsidiaries in the poor northeastern states and in remote Amazon regions.

4.   Next year, it will begin dismantling the state monopoly in fixed-line service by selling controlling stakes in Telebras regional subsidiaries.

5.   Silk Air, the regional subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, flies nonstop from Singapore to Manado and to Ujung Pandang.

6.   The plan includes the possibility of dividing the unit into regional subsidiaries and allowing other companies to take stakes in them.

7.   The shares will be used as a currency to buy out minority investors in eight regional subsidiaries and take full control.

8.   While Swissair officially bowed out, the new Swiss is a merger of the remnants of Swissair and its former regional subsidiary, Crossair.

9.   While Swissair pilots will continue to fly Swissair flights, the carrier said it may deploy aircraft from its Crossair AG regional subsidiary.

10.   While Swissair pilots will continue to fly Swissair flights, Swissair said it may deploy aircraft from its Crossair AG regional subsidiary.