COLTEC INDUSTRIES, parent of undercarriage supplier Menasco, has agreed to buy AlliedSignal's aircraft landing-gear business, and form a strategic alliance to develop landing-gear systems.
The deal, which includes development and production of landing gear for the McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F, makes Menasco the leading supplier of undercarriage for US military aircraft.
The transaction does not include AlliedSignal's wheels and brakes business. Instead, Menasco will join an integrated landing-systems alliance under which it will provide the landing gear, hydraulics and electrics, while AlliedSignal furnishes the wheels, brakes and controls.
Source: Flight International