21.   Jet-flying regional airlines will be a growing segment in the travel industry for years to come, airline experts say.

22.   Large carriers use other personnel for the sweeps, but some regional airlines are asking flight attendants to carry out the inspections.

23.   Last year, he was named regional airline executive of the year by Commuter-Regional Airline News.

24.   Minnesota stocks rose to a two-week high, helped by gains in regional airline Mesaba Holdings inc. and in technology stocks.

25.   Mesa, a regional airline, was the first carrier to publicly state its intention to use them.

26.   Most aviation officials welcomed the uniform standards as a major step toward improving public confidence in regional airlines.

27.   Officials at the Air Line Pilots Association unit at American Eagle, the regional airline affiliate of Fort Worth-based American Airlines, worry about that possibility.

28.   Other regional airlines, such as Air One and Air Sicily, serve provincial towns.

29.   Pilots at Comair are in a protracted strike that may kill the regional airline.

30.   Referring to the volatility of airline stocks, Wrightson said that regional airlines, despite their many attractions, were not for everyone.