- SITA agreed to acquire Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions from RTX Corporation on October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six.
- The deal adds check-in and baggage systems, kiosks, passenger-processing platforms and airport operational technology to SITA’s portfolio.
- The companies expect the acquisition to close in the first half of twenty twenty-seven, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
SITA agreed on October 15, 2026, to acquire Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions, the airport-technology business of RTX Corporation’s Collins Aerospace. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
The companies did not disclose a purchase price. The agreement has been announced, but it has not closed.
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The acquisition would add systems used at airport terminals, from passenger check-in and self-service kiosks to baggage drop and handling. It also covers passenger-processing platforms and operational technology supporting passenger and bag movements through terminals.
David Lavorel, the buyer’s chief executive, framed the agreement around coordination across the passenger journey. He said rising air-transport activity and expectations call for technology, innovation and people to work together.
“Air transport is growing and so are expectations. Our industry increasingly needs technology, innovation and people working together to connect each part of the journey, so disruptions are prevented, or fixed fast when they happen.”
The purchase adds systems across the airport terminal journey
The acquired business supplies technology and operational expertise for several steps passengers and bags take inside an airport. Its products include check-in systems, self-service facilities, kiosks and baggage-drop technology.
The portfolio also includes passenger-processing systems and baggage-handling technology. Broader operational platforms support airport functions described by the companies as mission-critical.
That range would place terminal systems alongside the buyer’s existing air-transport technology services. The deal is intended to expand its capabilities in passenger processing, baggage handling and airport operations, rather than add a single product line.
The companies said the combined business aims to improve those operations and provide more seamless and resilient services across the air-transport industry. Those are stated goals for the combined operation, not changes that have already taken effect.
Nathalie Altwegg, the buyer’s senior vice president for Airports, said airport customers seek a provider that understands their working environment and stays close to their teams. She described that relationship as one based on trust.
“Ask an airport what it wants from a technology provider, and the answer is a trusted partner.”
Altwegg said the expanded business would help deliver that kind of support to more customers. She pointed to understanding airport operations, working with airport teams and being available when assistance is needed.
Executives link the deal to disruption response and customer support
Lavorel also said the purchase would extend the company’s offerings and capabilities, reinforcing its role as a technology partner to air-transport customers. His comments tied the planned expansion to preventing disruptions or resolving them quickly when they occur.
Altwegg’s remarks focused on the operating relationship between technology providers and airports. She said the provider must understand the airport’s environment, work closely with its staff and be present when support is required.
The two executives emphasized different parts of the proposed combination: Lavorel spoke about technology and coordination across the journey, while Altwegg focused on airport operations and customer support. The companies’ stated aim is to bring those capabilities together for airports and the wider air-transport industry.
The deal follows an earlier airport-software acquisition
The transaction builds on the company’s existing air-transport IT business and its earlier expansion into airport software. In 2024, it acquired Materna IPS, a German airport-software company with passenger-processing and self-service products.
The new agreement would add another set of terminal, passenger-processing and baggage-focused products to that portfolio. The announced scope reaches from passenger-facing check-in and kiosks to systems supporting baggage and airport operations.
RTX Corporation is the parent company of the seller’s Collins Aerospace business. The announced buyer is Geneva-based and provides information technology for air transport.
Approval and customary conditions still stand between agreement and closing
The announced timetable is conditional. The companies must satisfy customary closing conditions, including obtaining required regulatory approvals, before the transaction can be completed.
No purchase price was disclosed. The deal remains an agreement awaiting those steps, with completion forecast for the first half of 2027.
