By Joshua Freed MINNEAPOLIS - Standard & Poors downgraded the debt of some of the nation's largest air carriers on Friday, saying high fuel prices are likely to cause heavy losses this year at American, United and Northwest.

By JOSHUA FREED MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines on Thursday laid out its plan to emerge from bankruptcy with a value of some $7 billion and profits through 2010, although fuel prices and shareholders will have the final say.

By Harry R Weber Associated Press ATLANTA - Comair already was in a precarious financial position, working under bankruptcy protection, battling flight attendants over pay cuts and facing the threat of losing some regional jet service from its parent, Delta Air Lines Inc.

By HARRY R. WEBER Associated Press writer ATLANTA -- The deadly Kentucky crash involving a Comair flight could make the regional carrier's survival even tougher.

By Harry R. Weber Associated Press ATLANTA -- Comair already was in a precarious financial position, working under bankruptcy protection, battling flight attendants over pay cuts and facing the threat of losing some regional jet service from its parent, Delta Air Lines Inc.