1. Well, as the big bombers fly in, a much smaller aircraft is preparing to fly out. 2. Boeing faces competition for sales of smaller aircraft from U.S. rival McDonnell Douglas Corp. and from Airbus Industrie, which is a consortium of European aerospace companies. 3. A spokesman said the airline would reduce flight frequency and use smaller aircraft on some routes but would not be pulling out of any U.S. cities. 4. Airbus has pulled even with Boeing in sales of smaller commercial aircraft. 5. Broderick said the agency also planned to start testing some smaller aircraft that are not used by commercial airlines but that do use the rubber de-icing system. 6. He said the company expects additional demand for in-flight entertainment products for smaller aircraft in the future when they become less expensive and easier to use. 7. KLM said it would use smaller aircraft and reduce the frequency of flights to many destinations. 8. More than two-thirds of them involved smaller aircraft. 9. One union concern is that the growth in the smaller aircraft will lead to outsourcing of pilot positions to airline affiliates. 10. Parts of the area cannot be reached by road, and smaller aircraft used to transport food from warehouses in Lokichokio, Kenya, cannot make airdrops. |