1.   Aserca Airlines is the second Venezuelan carrier in less than a week to say it was studying an initial share sale.

2.   Besides American and United, four Venezuelan carriers fly routes to the U.S. from Venezuela.

3.   After the FAA threatened in August to block all flights by Venezuelan carriers, the Venezuelan government retaliated by detaining some American Airlines jets in Caracas.

4.   Four Venezuelan carriers now fly to the U.S. -- Aerovias Venezolanas SA, Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion SA, Aserca Airlines and Zuliana de Aviacion.

5.   Four Venezuelan carriers now fly to the U.S.

6.   Only one Venezuelan carrier, Aerovias Venezolanas SA, flies to the U.S., with service to New York and Miami.

7.   On Tuesday Venezuelan carriers began to suspend most flights to the U.S. until their aircraft are certified.

8.   Presently, four Venezuelan carriers fly to the U.S.

9.   That would allow Venezuelan carriers to add flights to the U.S.

10.   The Venezuelan carriers operate about a dozen flights to the U.S. daily.