71.   The company is currently negotiating with its pilots union, the Allied Pilots Association.

72.   The FAA, pilots unions and airlines that operate the ATR planes will study short-term procedural changes and new training programs for flying in less hazardous icy conditions.

73.   The last time representatives from SAS and the three Scandinavian pilots unions met to discuss the dispute was Sunday.

74.   The leaders of the pilots union say that the actions of the pilots are spontaneous.

75.   The jet purchase is contingent on ratification of a labor agreement between American Airlines and its pilots union, which is expected next month.

76.   The lawsuit accuses the union of unfairly blaming the Reno pilots, which were represented by a rival pilots union, for taking jobs away from American pilots.

77.   The pilots union helped select Greenwald, a former executive at Chrysler Corp., as chairman.

78.   The pilots union is negotiating with the company for a pay increase and a pension.

79.   The move is the latest skirmish in an increasingly testy conflict between pilots unions and the commercial airlines over working conditions in the cockpit.

80.   The pilots union also favors strengthening cockpit doors, which are thin and fairly flimsy.