41.   Scott Hamilton, editor of Redmond, Wash.-based Commercial Aviation Report, said the new airline nonetheless will face stiff competition.

42.   Seattle aviation attorney Kevin Stamper is leading a group of investors about to launch a new airline, Pro Air.

43.   Since Europe opened its skies to competition last spring, new little airlines have been taking wing.

44.   Similar steps taken in other European countries such as Britain and Spain have led to the birth of new airlines there as well.

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

46.   The agreement clears the way for Kiwi to reapply for its license as if it were a new airline.

47.   The administration official said it was not certain whether the new airline security office would be part of the homeland security office the president announced.

48.   The expansion will include service from DHL Aero Expreso, a new Panamanian airline.

49.   The new airline cannot begin flying until it receives approval from federal regulators, a process that will take a minimum of six months and probably longer.

50.   The new airline bears the familiar, but streamlined, white-cross, red-background logo.