CommercialCollins Aerospace Has a New Avionics Chief Steve Timm is the new president of avionics at Collins Aerospace, taking over for Kent Statler, who will retire after 32 years with the avionics manufacturer that merged with UTC Aerospace Systems…
CommercialNew Collins Electric Aircraft Lab Has High Voltage Goals A new $50 million high-voltage lab, “The Grid,” being built by Collins Aerospace in Rockford, Illinois will serve as the design and testing center for developing a 1-megawatt (MW) motor, motor controller…
CommercialUTC's Hybrid-Electric Regional Plane Promises 30 Percent Fuel Savings United Technologies Corp. has selected regional turboprops as its inroad to the electric transportation market, and it says its hybrid-electric solution could achieve a 30 percent fuel savings. UTC is developing a…
ConnectivityCollins Avionics Chief Explains Future Vision with UTC Kent Statler has arguably one of the most exciting new jobs as a result of United Technologies’ (UTC) $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins to form Collins Aerospace. The new company is…
CommercialUTC Expects to Close Rockwell Collins Acquisition by October United Technologies Corporation (UTC) CEO Greg Hayes admits that his company’s $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins is taking longer than expected, but the company should officially finish the acquisition process by…
MilitaryUTC Acquires Predictive Analytics Provider Predikto United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has acquired Atlanta-based provider of predictive analytics software Predikto for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition continues UTC’s effort to improve its ability to determine operational life cycles and…
CommercialOnboard Teaching Hospital Flies to Peru Orbis' Flying Eye Hospital — the world's only U.S.-accredited teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft — has returned to Trujillo, Peru, for the sixth time to deliver three weeks of ophthalmic…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Shareholders Cast Vote for UTC Takeover Rockwell Collins shareholders “overwhelmingly” want United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to acquire Rockwell Collins. The company said Thursday that more than 96% of all votes cast — which represents more than 72% of…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Vote on UTC Merger in January Rockwell Collins share owners will have the opportunity to provide their vote on the proposed $30 billion merger with United Technologies Corp. (UTC) Jan. 11, 2018. According to a proxy statement submitted…
CommercialEremenko on Airbus Departure: 'Life is Short,' 'We must Optimize for Happiness’ It is the opinion of many that the aerospace industry is currently going through an exciting, transformational period. Research efforts are taking shape quickly, bringing the general public closer to making concepts…