GA Telesis acquires one Boeing 747-300 GA Telesis and its affiliate GA Telesis, UK announced that they have acquired one Boeing 747-300 aircraft (MSN 24160) with General Electric CF6-80C2B1 engines, from Air India. The aircraft will enter the GA Telesis disassembly production line in the... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:42:28 GMT)

BA reports load factor of 77% in December 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%.... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:32:08 GMT)

Goodrich appoints President, Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems 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 Sy... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:53:06 GMT)

Embraer makes first delivery of Phenom 100 Executive Jet Embraer delivered the first Phenom 100 jet, on December 24, in São José dos Campos. The aircraft, which landed in the U.S. after successfully completing its ferry flight, was recently certified by Brazil?s National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Naci... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:49:54 GMT)

Myron Gray to direct UPSs U.S. operations 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 h... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:32:40 GMT)

Elbit Vision wins orders from two US-based aerospace manufacturers 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 manu... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:27 GMT)

Frontier pilots ratify long-term agreement 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 ratificat... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:25:04 GMT)

Continental Airlines reports consolidated December load factor of 80% 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%.... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:23:09 GMT)

AirTran Airways reports record traffic in December 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.... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:16:45 GMT)

American Airlines reports December traffic 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.... (From: www.avitrader.com - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:11:08 GMT)