111.   Investors could now step in to create a slimmed-down European airline based on Sabena affiliate DAT which has not been affected by the bankruptcy proceedings.

112.   It has grown into a medium-sized European airline with links to airlines on other continents.

113.   Key indexes sank on world stock markets and many European airlines canceled flights to the United States and recalled planes already in the air.

114.   Key indexes sank on world stock markets and some European airlines canceled flights to the United States and recalled planes already in the air.

115.   Like other European airlines, AUA has been fighting an uphill battle against sagging passenger figures, rising fuel costs and the increasingly unfavorable dollar exchange rate.

116.   Many European airlines have been operating in the red for years.

117.   Like other European airlines, Sabena is under pressure to slash costs in the face of European Union rules banning government subsidies and forcing open previously protected markets.

118.   Many European airlines have banned smoking on at least some flights.

119.   National governments charge European airlines a fee for traffic control that reflects distances flown and the weight of airplanes.

120.   Northwest Airlines CEO Richard Anderson said European airlines are much smaller and handle fewer bags than their U.S. counterparts.