Rockwell Collins

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Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is an American company specializing in the field of aviation and information technology systems. Its official website is www.rockwellcollins.com.


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History

The company was founded in 1933 as Collins Radio Company by Arthur Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for manufacturing radio equipment. It became famous worldwide when it provided equipment for Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's South Pole expedition in 1933.

Over the next 30 years, Collins increased its activities and supplied radio equipment for American space programs, including Apollo, Gemini and Mercury programs. The American Skylab program also used Collins equipment in the 1970s.

Rockwell International (est. 1919) acquired Collins Radio Company in 1973, when the latter began experiencing financial difficulties. Rockwell International began to focus more on aviation technologies in 1998, and its aviation department was spun-off to form the current Rockwell Collins, Inc. in 2001. Its acquisition of many companies, including Hughes-Avicom's in-flight entertainment business, Intertrade Ltd., Flight Dynamics, K Systems, Inc. (Kaiser companies), Communication Solutions, Inc., and Airshow, Inc. has helped it improve relationships with customers (who include commercial, military and government customers) and make further advancements in aviation electronic solutions.

As of May 2006, the current CEO is Clayton M. Jones (born 1952), who also happens to be the chairman and president. The company employs about 17,000 people worldwide and has annual sales of around 3 billion USD.

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Organisational structure

Rockwell Collins has two main departments:

  • Government systems (GS): This department services the U.S. Department of Defense and militaries of foreign governments around the world.
  • Commercial systems (CS): This department services business aviation and commercial air transport companies throughout the world. These services include In Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems, Synthetic Vision and flight display systems.
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