11.   Airline stocks fell after AMR Corp., the Fort Worth-based parent of American Airlines, announced its annual summer fare sale.

12.   Airlines could well extend their fare sale into the summer.

13.   Airlines launched fare sales earlier in the fall, when demand slackened.

14.   Brokers say their business has fallen off dramatically lately as carriers have engaged in nearly constant fare sales.

15.   Continental has been running fare sales, which have helped to boost passenger loads over the past few weeks.

16.   Delta Air Lines launched a systemwide fare sale Thursday in its broadest effort yet to prod travelers back into the air.

17.   Delta is expected to announce a broader fare sale soon.

18.   Current air fare sales will not be affected, say airline officials.

19.   Delta spokesman Jackie Pate said the Continental sale is different from the three-day fare sale launched this week by Trans World Airlines.

20.   He said the fare sale will spur consumers to start making their flight arrangements.