11.   Consider the divergent fortunes of industry giant Yellow Corp. and a regional carrier such as Arnold Industries.

12.   Continental spokesman Ned Walker said this is more in line with rival regional carriers.

13.   Comair, which was the first regional carrier to use jets, is scheduled to be all-jet by next year.

14.   Delta still has contractual arrangements with four other regional carriers.

15.   Fare wars by regional carriers could erode prior gains and labor unions will likely balk at giving additional concessions.

16.   Flight attendants at regional carriers earn far less than those who fly for the major airlines.

17.   Flying under the American Connection brand, those regional carriers pay their pilots significantly less than what American Eagle pilots earn flying similar planes.

18.   His insistence that declining profitability at the two regional carriers was a trend also rang somewhat hollow against the backdrop of the announcement.

19.   His investment gives Wexford the right to form an exclusive regional express carrier for the new airline.

20.   Houston-based Continental Airlines said Thursday it bought a minority stake in one of its partners, Gulfstream International Airlines, a privately held Florida regional carrier.