The Government-owned airline also has options for two more aircraft, which would be delivered in 1992 for another $256 million.

They concentrated on local stories like the quality of food at schools and the crash of a passenger plane from the government-owned airline.

Critics say the airline's problem lies in a bureaucratic corporate structure that dates back to the days of being a government-owned national airline.

The proposed rules would force many government-owned airlines to be privatized and would sweep away many present restrictions.

Private domestic air carriers began to win business at the expense of Nigeria Airways, the former government-owned national airline which was declared bankrupt in 2004.

Visitors to India face overworked Government-owned domestic airlines with poor cabin service and often unpredictable schedules.

The holding company for Mexico's government-owned airlines, Cintra, reported a first-quarter profit for the first time since 2000.

They say that because the Government-owned airline and its smaller partner, Vayudoot, have a monopoly on domestic routes, there is no incentive to improve.

However, the government-owned airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is one of Africa's best airlines.

Once a dreary Government-owned airline, British Airways has transformed itself since its 1987 privatization into an ambitious international competitor.