41.   Private airlines had long complained about restrictions on buying aircraft so that they had standbys and could expand their services.

42.   Private airlines have been allowed to run charter flights out of provincial airports, but have been banned from operating international flights out of Cairo.

43.   Private airlines shied away from those destinations because they were not profitable.

44.   Several private airlines flying in the country also are expected to follow suit.

45.   Several private domestic airlines and flying schools and clubs operate planes and helicopters from the Ratmalana airfield.

46.   Such decisions prompted outcry private airlines led by British Airways.

47.   The airline resisted that because fierce competition from private airlines has cut into its business.

48.   The commission also found the state-owned airline, Alitalia, sought to suppress competition from several upstart private airlines.

49.   The lost plane belonged to Aviation Development Corp., one of several private commercial airlines operating in Nigeria.

50.   The government last Friday announced a series of reprisals against Britain over the Pinochet case, including a request for all private airlines to suspend their flights.