United States airlines lost a record $4 billion last year and say they will lose about $2 billion in 1991.

Foreign carriers are not allowed to own more than 25 percent of a United States airline.

All major United States airlines now share codes with other lines.

"I would have a second set of eyes," a maintenance director at a major United States airline said.

United States airlines said they had already begun the inspections or would do so tonight while the planes are out of service.

United States airlines have lost $12.8 billion over the last four years.

United States airlines are required by law to offer club membership to everyone.

This is opposed by most of the United States airlines.

Other United States airlines are developing their own new international routes.

For the United States airlines, though, the overall numbers are awful.

United States airlines lost a record $4 billion last year and say they will lose about $2 billion in 1991.

Foreign carriers are not allowed to own more than 25 percent of a United States airline.

All major United States airlines now share codes with other lines.

United States airlines carried about a half-billion people last year, more than triple the number in 1971.

"I would have a second set of eyes," a maintenance director at a major United States airline said.

United States airlines said they had already begun the inspections or would do so tonight while the planes are out of service.

United States airlines have lost $12.8 billion over the last four years.

United States airlines are required by law to offer club membership to everyone.

This is opposed by most of the United States airlines.

For the United States airlines, though, the overall numbers are awful.