Garmin Acquires AeroData, Provider of Aircraft Performance Software
May 25, 2021
Garmin International, Inc. acquired AeroData, Inc., a Scottsdale-based provider of aircraft performance software and services for commercial and business aviation. The deal expands Garmin’s commercial aviation and digital services capabilities by adding AeroData’s runway analysis, weight-and-balance, load planning and flight performance solutions; AeroData will continue operating from Scottsdale. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Garmin International, Inc.
- Targets
- AeroData, Inc.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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