At least one rival airline owner said he was heartened by the news of the acquisition.

This conference will interest you, Allard," announced Weston, "because it concerns Lucius Zallock, the airline owner.

He is best known for playing Roy Biggins, the portly, curmudgeonly rival airline owner in the TV series Wings.

Pilots resented that airline owners forced them to fly too many hours, often in foul weather.

Their skepticism and anger were directed in part at the airline owners for forcing across-the-board pay cuts and calling them investments in the carrier.

Since Tom is an airline owner, the kidnapping becomes an instant media event.

Paul Breed, former Coast Guard commander, bush pilot and present airline owner, who has known us for several years, was quoted as saying, simply, "If any family could survive it, they could."

Once Orbitz uses this advantage to drive competitors out of business, they say, its airline owners will be able to raise prices.

Daniel Philemotte, the Belgian airline owner, was at the controls of the aircraft himself.

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