51.   IBM allows its executives to sit up front only on long flights.

52.   I had just arrived in Madrid for a welcome cocktail party after a long day in Stockholm -- a board meeting and a speech followed by a long flight.

53.   Increasingly, they are thinking about which carrier has the best selection of movies and television programs to make their long flights more bearable.

54.   It funnels passengers from these cities for the long flights to its U.S. hubs, Detroit and Minneapolis, and its main West Coast gateway, Seattle.

55.   It has taken arm twisting in Washington, long flights to Europe and endless meetings in Phoenix to salvage sales of Arizona wheat.

56.   It offers amenities such as comforters and big pillows along with champagne and premium wines on long flights at business-class fares.

57.   Most were also equipped with external fuel pods to provide an additional supply for what appeared likely to be a long flight.

58.   My theory of vacation economics has always been to splurge on the hotel, not the airline, unless a very long flight is involved.

59.   Of course, there is still some lingering aftereffects from the long flight.

60.   On long flights, mystery meat will be provided for all carnivorous passengers.