31.   Swissair AG said its deepening alliance with Delta Air Lines, Sabena SA and Austrian Airlines could lead to a new international airline.

32.   The action, announced Friday, is a marked departure from normal practice in regard to international airlines.

33.   The bill also would ban smoking on international airline flights originating in the United States.

34.   The change was sought by the Air Transport Association, which represents more than two dozen U.S. and international airlines.

35.   The government has backed away from longstanding plans favored by management to sell majority control to private investors, including a big international airline as a strategic partner.

36.   The phones that make it possible to place a credit card call from international airline flights are available through a Comsat link.

37.   The probe is likely to be extended to other international airline alliances to examine their impact on global competition.

38.   The Senate panel vote was delayed for several hours until lawmakers placated opposition to the proposed international airline ticket tax.

39.   The rights monitors are to leave Haiti on a scheduled flight by Air France, the only international airline serving Port-au-Prince, United Nations officials said Tuesday.

40.   Their link helped usher in a wave of international airline alliances that has picked up momentum recently.