United Airlines reported its preliminary mainline traffic results for December 2008. The company reported a December mainline passenger load factor of 79.9%. Traffic decreased in December by 11.5% on a capacity decrease of 12.7% compared with the same period in 2007.
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BA reported that in December 2008, passenger capacity was 3.0% below December 2007, traffic fell by 3.4% and the passenger load factor decreased 0.2 points versus last year, to 76.7%.
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Goodrich Corporation has appointed Bob Yancey as President of its Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems business unit. Yancey, formerly President of the Engine Components business, will report to Curtis Reusser, Segment President, Electronic Systems. Yancey replaces Mike Gardiner who now leads Aero Engine Controls, the joint venture formed by Goodrich and Rolls-Royce.
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Embraer delivered the first Phenom 100 jet, on December 24, in S
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Jim Winestock, a 40-year veteran of UPS who for the past four years has overseen all package operations in the United States, will retire in February. He will be succeeded as the senior vice president of U.S. operations by Myron Gray, currently the head of UPS
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Elbit Vision Systems has won two orders for ultrasonic inspection systems, with total value of $1 million. The orders are to be delivered, and revenues recognized, during the first half of 2009. The orders are from two leading US-based Aerospace manufacturers, for the supply of Ultrasonic inspection systems to check for structural flaws in aircrafts
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Members of the Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) ratified a long-term labor agreement with the airline. The agreement will extend certain wage and benefit concessions through December 2011. Nearly 85% of votes cast were in favor of ratification. Of the 454 votes cast, 384 voted yes, only 70 voted no.
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Continental Airlines reported a December consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.9%, 1.2 points above the December 2007 consolidated load factor. Consolidated traffic declined 6.7%, while capacity declined 8.1%.
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AirTran Airways reported that December traffic increased 2.3% while the load factor climbed 7.1% pts to 79.8%. Capacity declined 6.9% in December 2008.
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American Airlines reported a December load factor of 79.2%, an increase of 0.4 point versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 8.2% and capacity decreased 8.6% year over year.
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