71.   Zhu would not say if China might permit its airspace to be used for U.S. retaliation, though such a prospect seems highly unlikely.

72.   He said that airlines that use US airspace have equipped some of their fleets with the TCAS.

73.   A Virgin spokeswoman said Friday that the reasons why the flight failed to secure approval to use the airspace was under investigation.

74.   Clearing another hurdle, the Croatian government authorized NATO to use its airspace for one week to attack the rebel Serbs in Krajina.

75.   Croatia has authorised NATO warplanes to use its airspace should the western alliance decide to carry out air strikes against Serb positions in Serb-held Croatia.

76.   Croatia has authorised NATO warplanes to use its airspace should the western alliance decide to carry out airstrikes against Serb positions in Krajina.

77.   Croatia Saturday authorised NATO to use its airspace to carry out airstrikes against rebel Serbs in the Krajina region, a statement by the Croatian presidency said.

78.   The Pakistani leader spent a day for talks in China, a key Pakistani ally, after India banned Pakistani planes from using its airspace.

79.   The president was forced to take a circuitous route to Kathmandu because of a new Indian ban on Pakistani planes using its airspace.

80.   The transport aircraft used Pakistani airspace en route to Afghanistan.