1.   American said its decision to raise mileage requirements for certain tickets had nothing to do with its alliance with U S Airways.

2.   A good if belated start on fulfilling this pledge would be an aggressive upgrading of car mileage requirements.

3.   Frequent flier programs both increased and reduced their mileage requirements over the last few months.

4.   Mileage requirements are rising, along with blackout days when frequent fliers cannot use the miles they have earned.

5.   Northwest said that the lower mileage requirement had failed to get people to shift their redemptions away from the peak summer travel season.

6.   That single standard would replace the two-tier mileage requirements now in effect.

7.   The latter would be akin to how auto makers are subject to gas mileage requirements that average an entire fleet.

8.   The measure also requires the government to first consider the impact of higher mileage requirements on passenger safety and job losses in the auto industry.

9.   That includes regularly meeting minimum mileage requirements and keeping the car clean.