Putting Pieces Together

By Henry Canaday

It’s that time of the cycle again. Mergers and acquisitions in aerospace and the aviation aftermarket are picking up. PricewaterhouseCoopers reported $3.8 billion in aerospace and defense deals in the third quarter of 2010, up from $3.2 billion in the same quarter of 2009.

Ten of these third-quarter acquisitions were valued at $50 million or more, and the average deal equaled $380 ...

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