21.   Australian flag carrier Qantas said Thursday it would resume flights to New York via Los Angeles from early next year in response to an improving aviation market.

22.   But the New Zealand and Australian governments fear that would undermine competition in their aviation markets.

23.   Cathay has said earlier that if it cannot get a good price for the aircraft it prefers mothballing them till the time the aviation market picks up.

24.   Impulse executive chairman Gerry McGowan said intense competition in world aviation markets was forcing consolidation in the domestic market.

25.   Negotiators on Thursday finished a session of talks on opening aviation markets with Japan balking at U.S. requests to remove restrictions on route selections, frequencies and flights.

26.   That, coupled with a downturn in the aviation market and the space program left the company strapped for cash.

27.   The Australian government plans to revive negotiations on a single trans-Tasman aviation market soon.

28.   The deal comes at a time when Australia and New Zealand plan to restart negotiations on a single aviation market.

29.   The government has consistently said changing ownership rules could jeopardize foreign landing rights for the airline and damage competition in the domestic aviation market.

30.   The EU has been trying to phase out aid to airlines in an effort to make the European civil aviation market more competitive.