Wall Street analysts who follow the Boeing Co. seem to have concluded that the production bottlenecks that are proving so troublesome for the commercial airframe manufacturer and many of its vendors will be all but gone by next spring.
If the emerging market for automated explosive detection equipment for airline baggage grows as rapidly as some industry observers think it will in the next 2-3 years, Vivid Technologies Inc.'s stock will be one to watch closely.
Considering how poorly America West Holdings' stock has done thus far in 1997, it would seem the U.S.' ninth-largest airline may be one of the most underappreciated companies in the commercial air transportation sector.
Some market professionals are suggesting US Airways Group may dampen its third-quarter profits through accounting provisions to make the company's financial performance less of an issue in future labor negotiations.
Communications and electronics supplier Harris Corp. has been providing weather information to the FAA since 1989 through the integration of computer and software packages, and now the $3.8-billion company is poised to expand its substantial book of business with the government agency yet again.
Merger-and-acquisition specialists expect cash-rich General Dynamics Corp. to emerge as the winner in the defense industry's latest consolidation play--United Defense L.P., which is being auctioned by co-owners FMC Corp. and Harsco Corp.
With U.S. Defense Dept. procurement spending continuing to slide, as it has since the late 1980s, some Wall Street analysts are beginning to conclude that a meaningful increase probably won't materialize in the foreseeable future.
Trans World Airlines Inc. will be under considerable pressure between now and the end of September to achieve what it couldn't accomplish in the first or second quarters--show a profit (see p. 43).
When it comes to stock-price performance, few aerospace companies in the last few years have fallen short of expectations as much as Orbital Sciences Corp. (OSC).
Some uncertainties still surround Lockheed Martin Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Northrop Grumman Corp. (see p. 63)--most notably how it will account for the deal.
Aerospac e/aviation products and services supplier AAR Corp. has never been a significant player in the General Electric CF6 engine market, but that soon will change.
With its growing customer base, tight rein on spending and focused market strategy, American Mobile Satellite Corp. (AMSC) is now ``positioned for success'' following last year's attempt to execute a seriously flawed business plan.
Thiokol Corp. earnings from commercial businesses are expected to increase substantially in the next few years, reaching 65% or more, up from 43% currently.
The recent surge in the value of U.S. airline equities notwithstanding, the stock-price performances of both the aerospac e/defense group and carriers are lagging well behind the increase in the Standard&Poor's 500 Industrials Index thus far in 1997.
Raytheon King Air 300-series operators are among the most pragmatic people in the business aircraft community. For them, the King Air 300 or 350 is the ultimate airborne passenger van: It's reliable, it's versatile, and its capabilities are unmatched by any other type of aircraft. We spoke with more than 40 operators, and asked them what they liked, what annoyed them and how well the aircraft is supported by Raytheon. Their responses were surprisingly consistent, taking into account individual variations in day-to-day use.
An addition to ARNAV Systems' line of avionics is the new MFD 5200 moving-map display. A 2.5-pound, remote- mount symbol generator and a 2.7-pound color LCD are the two components that make up the system. The five-inch unit displays NEXRAD and METAR weather reports. The STCed system is now operating in Cessna Citations, Raytheon aircraft and Sikor-sky and Bell helicopters. Price: $6,995. ARNAV.
It's not often that a growing, highly profitable company is punished by the market as severely as Atlas Air Inc. was last week., but the Golden, Colo.-based cargo carrier was mauled mercilessly.
Large-cap U.S. aerospace/defense stocks are spring-loaded, and they are likely to remain that way at least through the first quarter, according to some Wall Street analysts.
Samsung Aerospace has presented a plan to recreate the bankrupt Fokker Aircraft Co. that includes retaining its business base in Holland and using the Fokker 100 program as a bridge toward the development of a South Korean-made regional jet.
