1.   The upturn in aviation traffic will help lift demand for commercial aircraft.

2.   Commercial aircraft are global products.

3.   As in commercial aircraft, going it alone was never a realistic option.

4.   Aluminum Co. of America said last week it plans to boost production of aerospace parts in the coming months amid increased demand from commercial aircraft manufacturers.

5.   Among other things, the suit charges that Teledyne used some government-owned engine parts to repair commercial aircraft and sold some other parts to private parties.

6.   And Boeing Co., another major employer, is rapidly expanding to keep up with sales of airplanes and is diversifying from the commercial aircraft sector into defense.

7.   Analysts say the match is almost perfect, bringing together the leading maker of military planes with the dominant manufacturer of commercial aircraft.

8.   Analyst Jack Modzelewski of Paine Webber Inc. in New York said the company needs to consider getting rid of the commercial aircraft division.

9.   And insurance companies prefer moving patients on regular commercial aircraft.