21.   The flight had come from Cotonou in neighboring Benin, where a summit of Francophone leaders was under way.

22.   The first scattered flights Thursday came from abroad, carrying passengers who had been diverted to Canada when the terrorists struck.

23.   The flight came only a month after the Soviets launched the space race by putting into orbit the first man-made satellite, Sputnik.

24.   The flight comes almost six months after another Air France Concorde plunged into a hotel minutes after takeoff.

25.   The flight comes just as the government proposed a sweeping amnesty.

26.   The helicopter flights came at a time when all sides seem to be using a month-old cease-fire to prepare for more war.

27.   The planned balloon flight comes a week after a failed attempt by Chicago millionaire Steve Fossett, British tycoon Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand of Sweden.

28.   The planned balloon flight comes a week after after a failed attempt by Chicago millionaire Steve Fossett, British tycoon Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand of Sweden.

29.   The test flight came five days after technical problems left the plane grounded during a scheduled flight last Friday, with smoke seen coming from one of the engines.

30.   The test flight comes one week after British Airways completed its first trans-Atlantic test flight, from London to New York, on Monday.