Honeywell lands in Phoenix the week of its aerospace spinoff filing

Honeywell flew from Montreal to Phoenix on May 13, 2026, touching down at Sky Harbor International Airport aboard its Dassault Falcon 8X (tail N988H) after a 4-hour, 31-minute flight. The trip came one day after Honeywell Aerospace filed a Form 10 with the SEC to spin off from parent Honeywell International, a move that will create an independent public company headquartered in Phoenix and trading under the ticker HONA, per the Arizona Technology Council.

The timing is no coincidence. The same week the spinoff paperwork was submitted, Honeywell is also expanding its Phoenix Engines campus to manufacture F124 jet engines for the U.S. Navy's new Beechcraft M-346N trainer, a program that could produce more than 400 engines over 13 years, according to a Honeywell press release. The visit likely involves executive meetings to align the aerospace division's standalone strategy and the manufacturing ramp-up.

The flight caps a multi-city swing: Honeywell's Falcon 8X had previously visited Washington, Columbus, New York, and Montreal over the preceding week. The return to Phoenix—home to the aerospace unit's leadership and its engine production lines—suggests a deliberate pause at the center of the company's most consequential corporate action in years.