1.   American offered a similar formula in the tentative contract that was rejected two years ago.

2.   A new tentative contract reached by United with its pilots also promises to add to rising cost pressures in the industry.

3.   A tentative contract was reached shortly before a strike deadline last Friday.

4.   A tentative contract agreement was reached with all three employee groups of the Machinists union last month.

5.   A tentative record contract with Sony in Nashville has yet to produce a major-label debut.

6.   AirTran Airways and its pilots union are expected to announce a tentative contract agreement when the airline reports second quarter earnings today.

7.   Airlines paced the gains for a second day after Delta Air Lines Inc. reached a tentative contract with its pilots to cut jobs and reduce pay.

8.   AirTran pilots make substantially less than their counterparts at Delta, and the gap will grow if Delta pilots approve a new tentative contract agreement.

9.   But for Fedex it will end five years of up-and-down negotiations, in which the divided pilots were represented by two unions and voted down two tentative contract agreements.

10.   But leaders of two branches of the Machinists boycotted the meeting because the tentative contract had yet to be ratified.