Garrett AiResearch

This article is about the Garrett/Honeywell Aerospace engine division. For the Garrett/Honeywell turbocharger engine division for ground vehicles, see Garrett Motion.
Garrett AiResearch
IndustryAerospace
Founded1936 (1936)
FounderJohn Clifford "Cliff" Garrett
FateMerged to Signal Companies in 1964, Allied Signal in 1985, now part of Honeywell Aerospace
Garrett Aviation merged to Landmark Aviation in 2004.
SuccessorAllied Signal
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
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United States
Key people

Garrett AiResearch was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies. It was previously known as Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, Garrett Supply Company, AiResearch Manufacturing Company, or simply AiResearch.[1] In 1964, Garrett AiResearch merged with Signal Oil & Gas, to form a company renamed in 1968 to Signal Companies. In 1985, it merged with Allied Corporation, forming AlliedSignal. In 1999 AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell and adopted the Honeywell name.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 141. ISBN 9780850451634.
  2. ^ Deutsch, Claudia H.; Holson, Laura M. (June 7, 1999). "Allied Signal And Honeywell To Announce Merger Today". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "AlliedSignal Acquires Honeywell For $13.8 Billion". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "AlliedSignal to Acquire Honeywell for $13.8 Billion". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1999. Retrieved January 28, 2020.