11.   The company, which has never had a pilots strike, came within seven days of a strike deadline before reaching the tentative agreement in April.

12.   The carrier also is working on improving its service after a brief pilots strike this spring that scared away some passengers.

13.   The Northwest Airlines pilots strike hit Atlanta in a big way Wednesday, but in the form of layoffs rather than travel disruptions.

14.   White House officials said the potential pilots strike appeared to meet the legal requirement for presidential intervention.

15.   A pilots strike brought Scandinavian Airlines System to a virtual standstill on Friday, and five main intercontinental runs were scratched for the following day.

16.   Burned by a brief but costly American Airlines pilots strike, Caribbean governments want to wean themselves off the carrier that delivers most of their tourist income.

17.   Comair returned to the skies Monday after a crippling three-month pilots strike and now must work to win back travelers and rebuild its fleet.

18.   Delta said its earnings and revenue were damaged by the slowing economy and by a pilots strike at its Kentucky-based regional carrier, Comair.

19.   For the first time in its action-packed history, the prestigious Israeli air force is faced with a pilots strike.

20.   Midwest Express resumed its regular flight schedule Saturday after averting a pilots strike over wages and retirement benefits.