HANGAR TALK
Bell Completes Expansion of its Huntsville Office
Bell Textron Inc., recently announced the completion of a major expansion to its Huntsville Office in Huntsville, Alabama. The expanded facility will enable Bell to provide briefing and conference space for its customers and the company.
Signia Aerospace Completes Acquisition of Goodrich Hoist & Winch
Signia Aerospace recently announced it has completed the acquisition of the Goodrich Hoist & Winch business, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of helicopter rescue hoists and aircraft cargo winches, from Collins Aerospace, an RTX Corporation business. The company will be rebranded as Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch and will operate within Signia’s Mission Systems business unit alongside brand namesake Onboard Systems International, Lifesaving Systems, and Meeker Aviation.
Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch will continue to be headquartered at its existing facility in Anaheim, California, with an additional nearby facility dedicated to maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and spares fulfillment that is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2025.
Continuing in his role as president of Signia Missions Systems, Cory VanBuskirk will oversee Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch. “We are thrilled to bring Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch into Signia Mission Systems, where our passion and focus center around delivering the highest performing mission-specific equipment to aviation manufacturers and operators worldwide,” said VanBuskirk. “We are committed to aligning the operational performance of the business with the needs of our customers, and to completing the development and certification of the Pegasus™ next-generation rescue hoist.”
Norman Jordan, CEO of Signia Aerospace, added, “As a provider of safety-critical, highly engineered equipment, Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch is perfectly positioned within Signia Aerospace, where we have the technical wherewithal to design and develop cutting edge products, along with the organizational agility to quickly provide solutions and support to our customers. We believe in this business and the current and future missions it will enable.”
When Bell initially opened the Huntsville Office in 2018, the team envisioned the state-of-the-art facility would serve as a space to showcase its innovative vertical-lift solutions that inspire customers and government lawmakers to pursue next-generation capabilities. Six years after opening the facility’s doors, Bell has decided to further its investment and expand the office to keep pace with growing priorities.
“Bell has come a long way since we initially opened the office here in Huntsville,” said Jeffrey Schloesser, executive vice president of strategic pursuits. “In the last few years, Bell has been selected to deliver the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) to the nation’s warfighters, and we continue to expand our vertical-lift solutions across our portfolio. By expanding our footprint in Huntsville, Bell can increase support for both ongoing and future efforts.”
The team in Huntsville played a key role in the earlier stages of the FLRAA competition with a focus on building strong support in the region for military modernization and Future Vertical Lift objectives. As the Army and Bell continue to move forward with FLRAA, the Huntsville team will bolster support for the program and aid in efforts to educate the Army, Joint Forces and lawmakers on the capabilities offered by tiltrotor technology.
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