1.   Airline officials believe that the plane came down somewhere in the Andes mountains.

2.   Airline officials agreed to let us on board and we climbed the gangway into the plane.

3.   Although Goldstein had a confirmed reservation with British Airways, airline officials said they have no record of receiving any money for the tickets.

4.   Although no one seems to have kept score, airline officials say E-fares may have kindled or sustained almost as many romances as Cupid.

5.   An airline official, however, said privately the airlines have no intention of backing down.

6.   And airline officials know that individuals who make the effort to understand on-line technology also are apt to welcome other new advances.

7.   And officials at the Pentagon expressed only minor reservations about the merger, though airline officials were less certain about its benefits.

8.   And while it is not clear exactly what passengers were told last weekend, aviation and airline officials say they should have been told the full story.

9.   And, yes, airline officials will stop those jokers and search their luggage.

10.   And, yes, airline officials will stop those who tell them such lines and will search their luggage.