RTX Stock Surges 59% in Trading Volume, Ranks 80th as Collins Aerospace Expands Aircraft Electrification

On June 9, 2025, RTX's trading volume reached 9.98 billion, marking a 59.01% increase from the previous day, placing it 80th in the day's stock market rankings. RTX's stock price rose by 1.35%, extending its winning streak to eight consecutive days, with a total increase of 6.12% over the past eight days.

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, has expanded its aircraft electrification capabilities by establishing a new engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK, and a new production line for electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS™) in Colomiers, France. The Wolverhampton center is dedicated to developing next-generation electric thrust reverser actuation systems for commercial aircraft, featuring advanced design and testing capabilities. The Colomiers facility will handle the final assembly of these systems, enhancing production efficiency and capacity.

By transitioning from traditional hydraulic-powered thrust reverser actuation systems to elecTRAS, Collins Aerospace aims to design nacelle systems that are easier to install and maintain, reducing aircraft system weight by 15-20%. This improvement enhances fuel efficiency and operational performance. Collins currently supplies elecTRAS for the Airbus A350 family, where thrust reversers redirect engine thrust to help aircraft slow down upon landing.

The final assembly of the system in Colomiers will increase Collins' nacelle integration capacity and enhance customer proximity. These efforts collectively strengthen Collins' aircraft electrification capabilities to support its global customer base. Ajay Mahajan, president of Aerostructures at Collins Aerospace, highlighted the company's decades of experience in nacelles, thrust reversers, and aircraft electrification, emphasizing the new center of excellence and production line's role in delivering innovative solutions for customers and future platforms.

The new Wolverhampton site will serve as the engineering design center for elecTRAS, collaborating closely with Collins' Aerostructures headquarters in Chula Vista, California, and other global engineering centers. It will also work with Collins' electronic controls and motor systems center of excellence in Solihull, UK. With over 600 A350XWB aircraft in service by the end of 2024 and continued production into the next decade, Collins' latest generation elecTRAS has accumulated approximately 11 million flight hours and 1.8 million flight cycles of in-service operational experience.