1.   American executives trumpeted the plan at a news conference in Washington, D.C., where airline service gripes provoked hearings in Congress last year.

2.   On Thursday morning, for example, USAir executives trumpeted their plan to introduce a new class of service to pamper business travelers.

3.   Thursday morning, for instance, USAir executives trumpeted their plan to introduce a new class of service to pamper business travelers.

4.   You might think so from the way Comcast and Media One executives trumpeted their merger deal Monday.

5.   Cultural differences, however, were absent Thursday as Silicon Valley executives enthusiastically trumpeted their support for MSC.