But he said the airline could not begin training so quickly and was asking for more time.
In 1978, the airline began to take shape into the company it is today.
Airlines began to use the next type, the 727-200, in December 1967.
The airline began that service about the time the gulf war broke out.
A traditional campaign is to follow when the airline begins flying.
On Monday the airline will begin laying off some workers.
The airline and the union began negotiating a new contract last spring.
The airline began to run into financial problems in February 1985, and collapsed by the end of that year.
Apparently expecting to need more money in any case, the airline began the search even before the board's decision.
The airline has begun to phase out its contract work.