11.   American and Southwest airlines have the most direct flights there from Fort Worth-Dallas.

12.   An airline official, however, said privately the airlines have no intention of backing down.

13.   An American Airlines spokesman said the airline would have no comment on the FAA records.

14.   And because they are not yet accepting millennium bookings, airlines have no reliable way of knowing what the overall demand will be around that time.

15.   And more than half of those in operation are used only a fraction of the time, in part because airlines have resisted providing technicians to run them.

16.   And the airline has a much better reputation for safety than its rivals.

17.   Another FAA inspector, in charge of Valujet maintenance, recognized that the airline had problems but did not bother with Sabretech because it was not owned by Valujet.

18.   Another one could harden the impression that the airline has a safety problem.

19.   Arlington, Virginia-based US Airways airline had until Saturday to exercise an option to buy Shuttle at a price determined by an outside party.

20.   As a cost-cutting measure, airlines have all but abandoned hot meal service on most domestic flights.