Large market shares, a huge installed base of equipment and systems, and technology leadership across all of its core businesses combine to form a solid base from which Honeywell Corp. should be able to improve its financial performance during the next five years.

Israeli defense electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd. is a company to watch as a likely buyer while consolidation among lower-tier suppliers plays out in the U.S.

Capacity among U.S. airlines is expected to increase significantly, starting in the second quarter, and sustain an aggressive rate of growth through 1999.

FAA has approved a performance envelope expansion for the Boeing MD 600N that will enable operators to increase the weight and altitude at which takeoff and landing operations will be permitted.

Until recently, consolidation of major systems integrators have largely overshadowed forces shaping how lower tiers of the aerospace supply chain will look in the future.

It may be months before there is a clear indication of just how hard the Boeing Co. and other aerospace contractors will be hit by the softening in Asi a/Pacific air traffic.

PanAmSat Corp. expects the recent failure of its Galaxy 4 satellite to have very little impact on future revenues and earnings.

The seasonal character of the airline business and a set of special circumstances have induced Steve Lewins of Gruntal to lower ratings on stocks of six airlines.