1.  Because regional planes are small, they had to serve low-demand routes to smaller cities.

2.  Boeing said it will work with a group of Russian design companies to determine whether a new regional plane built in Russia would be viable.

3.  Switzerland was plunged into mourning again Sunday after a Crossair regional plane crashed into a muddy wood just short of landing.

4.  Switzerland was plunged into mourning again Sunday, after a Crossair regional plane crashed into a muddy wood just short of landing.

5.  American Airlines pilots demand to fly the regional planes because they fear the company will farm out their jobs to the affiliate.

6.  BAe made the decision after joining up with the French group Aerospatiale and the Italian Alenia, consortium partners in ATR, a manufacturer of regional planes.