23 October 2008

Goodrich reported third quarter 2008 net income of $168 million on sales of $1,772 million. In the third quarter 2007, the company reported net income of $127 million on sales of $1,602 million. Third quarter 2008 sales increased 11% and net income per diluted share increased 34% compared with the third quarter 2007. Income from

US Airways Group reported that as part of a comprehensive liquidity program launched in mid August, the Company has raised approximately $950 million of financing and near-term liquidity commitments. On October 20, 2008 the Company closed on $800 million of these transactions with $400 million of proceeds used to prepay the Company

Alaska Air Group reported a net loss of $86.5 million for the third quarter of 2008, compared to net income of $81.8 million in 2007. Excluding special items, the company reported a third quarter net profit of $39.9 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, compared to $78.8 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, in the

AirTran Holdings, the parent company of AirTran Airways, reported a net loss of $107.1 million, which included non-operating losses related to its fuel hedging program of $41.5 million, which was comprised of $55.5 million of unrealized losses and $14.0 million of realized gains. During the same quarter of 2007, AirTran reported net income of $10.6