61.   Some airlines are paring costs by shifting routes to smaller regional airlines.

62.   Some smaller airlines continued service.

63.   The alternative appeared to be bankruptcy for the smaller airline.

64.   The country has four smaller airlines, all of which have recently failed safety audits.

65.   The crisis also has implications for smaller European airlines in which Swissair owns stakes.

66.   The national carrier Alitalia and other smaller Italian airlines decided to stop service during the summit hours.

67.   The smaller airlines also have imitated the model of Southwest Airlines, a larger carrier that distinguished itself by offering low fares and stressing customer service.

68.   An easing of protectionist regulations in France, under pressure from the European Commission, has so far engendered competition mainly from smaller French airlines.

69.   USAir, a smaller airline than American, has had its own alliance with British Airways for a number of years.

70.   It was used in great numbers by the Soviet and later Russian airline Aeroflot and now sees service with a number of smaller airlines all over the world.