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Airliner and bizjet orders spell rosy outlook at Collins
An improving outlook for the airline industry and the projected continued turnaround in business aviation are converging at the perfect moment for Rockwell

An improving outlook for the airline industry and the projected continued turnaround in business aviation are converging at the perfect moment for Rockwell Collins, which has won more new avionics business in the last 24 months than any other cockpit equipment manufacturer.

Aircraft order backlogs are growing at Boeing and Airbus thanks to a surge of sales in emerging markets like Asia, South America and the Middle East. U.S. airlines, meanwhile, have been reporting close to double-digit profit margins through the first part of this year, confirming projections that the industry has reached a turning point after experiencing a sharp drop during the global financial crisis.