31.   He also hopes to start a short-haul, European airline based in Brussels next year.

32.   His departure reflects the difficulties European airlines have experienced in trying to cut costs in an increasingly competitive market.

33.   In any case several major European airlines are close to takeoff with what they call ticketless international travel.

34.   In recent years, as America pioneered deregulation, European airlines have often turned to American executives to transplant a rough-and-tumble spirit to Europe.

35.   Instead, it said it would concentrate on improving passenger service on its current carriers, Swissair, Sabena and the regional European airline Crossair.

36.   It is Opodo.com, which is owned by nine European airlines.

37.   John Mazor, a spokesman for ALPA, said pilots from other European airlines, including Aer Lingus and KLM, have tapped his group for similar services.

38.   KLM lodged the appeal together with seven other European airlines and the British government at the Court of first instance in Luxembourg.

39.   KLM has also been looking for a partnership with another big European airline.

40.   KLM wants to link up with other European airlines to compete with much larger rivals.