1.  Desalting's prospects in the United States may rest heavily on a closely watched project in Florida, where depletion of ground water threatens vital wetlands.

2.  Despite being a Premier Exec on United, I have never gotten such a call from them."

3.  DELTA _ Delta and United are talking about accelerating the first element of their planned alliance, the merger of frequent flier programs.

4.  DELTA _ Delta may be close to joining rivals American and United in offering more legroom for coach passengers.

5.  Delta Air Lines' 10,000 pilots announced on Friday that they were seeking salary increases that would surpass the generous increases at United.

6.  Delta Air Lines made the first move late last week, and United, Northwest and American quickly copied it.

7.  Delta and other airlines have cut capacity 20 percent to deal with slumping travel demand since the Sept. 11 terrorist attack using hijacked American and United jets.

8.  Delta executives said Monday that it did not need to make a deal to compete effectively with American and United.

9.  Delta joins other airlines that also serve Hartsfield _ AirTran, Continental, American and United, among others _ in planning service reductions.

10.  Delta lagged behind American and United in developing a frequent-flier program, a computer reservations system and techniques to maximize ticket revenue.