51.   A senior source from Thai Airways said airlines are adapting to fiercer regional competition and new alliances between other international airlines would come as no surprise.

52.   After the attack, an increase in insurance surcharges prompted international airlines to either suspend or limit their services to the country.

53.   Airline insurance premiums were also increased, prompting international airlines to either suspend or limit their services to Sri Lanka.

54.   Airline insurance premiums also rose sharply, prompting several international airlines to suspend or reduce their services to Sri Lanka, squeezing tourist inflows.

55.   Another said he would create jobs in Gaza City, which has no airport and few restaurants, by opening a catering service for international airlines.

56.   An Aviation Department official told The Nation that several international airlines have asked to reduce their flights to and from Bangkok.

57.   At present most international airlines with routes to Pakistan only fly to the southern port city of Karachi.

58.   Australian Airlines chief executive Denis Adams is working on a business plan for the international airline, the Qantas spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires on customary condition of anonymity.

59.   But all international airlines ran as scheduled yesterday, and most were fully booked, especially those leaving for Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, he said.

60.   British Airways said Friday it will become the first international airline to install heart monitors and cardiac resuscitation devices on all its aircraft.