Instead, the union, in its opening proposals, stressed several safety-related issues, including pilot rest, the airline's scheduling practices and training.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a district court ruling from last July challenging the scheduling practices of the schools, in Mamaroneck and Pelham.

But the F.A.A.'s southwest regional office, which oversees American, subsequently pronounced the airline's scheduling practices as acceptable.

This allegation has been rebuked by the governing party KMT as playing politics over baseball games as well as by the International Olympic Committee as common scheduling practice.

"The airlines have gone back to their old scheduling practices," Mr. Engen said.

Soon after the launch of the CW, the combined network utilized The WB's scheduling practices and brought the Kids' WB block, still run by Warner Bros.

In early 2005, Miller argued that Fantino's replacement as Chief of Police should revamp the city's scheduling practices.

Scheduling practices: Current scheduling practices make it difficult for Congress to carry out its responsibilities.

Sims and the BBC's decision engendered both praise and disappointment, and generated an investigation into the network's scheduling practices.

The 101 road losses is far and away the most in major-league history, and will likely never be threatened since a team can play no more than 81 road games under current scheduling practices.