The combined losses have wiped out more than 5 percent of the American market's value.

Last year's combined losses came to nearly $2.5 billion.

Over the previous two quarters, the company had posted a combined loss of $508.5 million.

Losses on the field were compounded by the combined loss of about $190,000 in Depression dollars.

Over the last three years, the domestic industry's $10 billion or so combined loss has been seen as an opportunity by small, lean new airlines.

The combined loss of lives in these two accidents was 51 persons.

The combined loss of revenue is estimated at $4.5 billion.

About one-third of the combined loss, $29.69 billion, took place this year.

They represented a combined loss of more than 14 points on the Dow.

It estimates that the conflict in Iraq could add $2.5 billion to their combined losses.