31.   But regional jets have proven popular among fliers, said business travel consultant Chris McGinnis.

32.   But the Comair shutdown also illustrates how regional jets have complicated the labor picture.

33.   By the end of this year, Delta Connection will own more regional jets than any other airline.

34.   Canada maintains, however, that it can impose the hefty amount for as long as six years unless Brazil overhauls its regional jet subsidies.

35.   By bringing the regional jet revolution to north-south air travel, Canada now paces Britain as the favored destination for Americans.

36.   Comair counters that such a leap would shatter the economics of the industry, forcing airlines to slow the introduction of regional jets.

37.   Comair was something of an industry maverick, among the first carriers to invest in regional jets that have proven popular with travelers and profitable for airlines.

38.   Delta has the most liberal regional jet flying rules in the industry, and the union wants limits similar to those at United Airlines and American Airlines.

39.   Dasa Chief Executive Manfred Bischoff has said that his company has enough expertise in regional jet production that it does not need Fokker to participate in the project.

40.   Edwardson said United is negotiating with its pilots on the regional jet issue, though no agreement has been reached.