71.   Such planes would be hard for an inexperienced pilot to fly, and outsiders would have a hard time getting a foothold in the close-knit crop-dusting business.

72.   Swissair has alliances with Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, Austrian Airlines and Sabena SA under which the carriers decide which airline and pilots fly certain routes.

73.   The agreement would allow Eagle pilots to fly the jets with certain restrictions.

74.   The attacks have eroded air defenses to the point that allied pilots can fly virtually anywhere with an acceptable level of risk, Wilson said.

75.   The Atlanta airline is taking at least one new regional jet a month and needs need pilots to fly the new planes, spokeswoman Laura Cotton said.

76.   The board also recommended that pilots of American Eagle fly the so-called regional jets, with a number of restrictions to appease the Allied Pilots Association.

77.   The Boeings are flown by pilots from Australia.

78.   The American pilot was flying a routine NATO monitoring mission when his plane was downed by a Serbian missile near the northern town of Banja Luka.

79.   The companies also map out flight routes, arrange for fuel and provide the permits that allow pilots to fly over and land in a particular country.

80.   The European Airbus jets are leased from Air France and painted in Vietnam Airlines colors, and they are flown by pilots on assignment from the French carrier.