1.   Still, while she was sharply critical of FAA management, she said controllers and members of the union would keep the skies safe.

2.   The shuttle, flight controllers said, can be brought safely home with only two working units, just possibly with only one.

3.   Fred Kiige, a spokesman for Kenya Airways, said the controllers and the government had struck a deal, but had no details.

4.   The pilot called in his position to air traffic controllers and then the aircraft disappeared from the screen, said the controller, who refused to give his name.