51.   Opening a new front on a brewing trade war, Japan considers countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with sanctions proposed against two Japanese airlines.

52.   One of every seven jumbo jets produced is purchased by Japanese airlines, Boeing spokesman Chris Villiers said.

53.   Pena said transportation officials from both countries would discuss the possibility of adding a cargo route for Japanese airlines between Osaka and Chicago.

54.   Tens of thousands of young women line up every year for scarce spots on the cabin crews of the three major Japanese airlines.

55.   The Japanese airlines have large domestic operations that provide a buffer to declining traffic in their international and intra-Asian routes.

56.   The new agreement would also help U.S. and Japanese airlines to have greater cooperation, such as code-sharing and selling seats on other airlines, he said.

57.   The U.S. Transportation Department announced plans for sanctions on two Japanese airlines Monday in retaliation for the failure of Japan to approve flights by an American carrier there.

58.   Tokyo seeks permission for Japanese airlines to pick up Japan-bound passengers and cargo from more than one U.S. point on a single journey.

59.   With their own attention to appearance and strictly proscribed behavior, Japanese airline officials are privately horrified by what they see as lax standards on some Western carriers.

60.   While Japanese airlines once were guaranteed fat profits in a highly regulated domestic market, recent deregulation has made the industry more competitive.