31.   Smaller private airlines are trying to restore full service.

32.   Smaller regional airlines still try to make flying fun.

33.   Smaller airlines also opposed the system, saying they lacked the money to buy computers that had suddenly become necessary to compete.

34.   She said American Eagle includes four smaller airlines or operating groups.

35.   Smaller airlines are leading the charge in in-flight entertainment, but a few major airlines are stepping up service as well.

36.   Smaller airlines serving limited areas often offer fares free of advance-purchase rules and Saturday-night stay requirements, and thus may provide a cheaper emergency trip.

37.   Smaller airlines with more short flights, and more connecting flights, would pay more in taxes under this version.

38.   Some smaller airlines never fully embraced the no-frills approach to begin with.

39.   The aviation agency would also make training and operational rules at the smaller airlines the same as at the big ones.

40.   The departure comes as the company struggles to staunch losses, chiefly as a result of its strategy to invest in smaller airlines.