AEROSPACE

Rockwell May Supply Parts to Russian Airliners: The aerospace company is taking part in a program to supply parts to a fleet of Russian airliners in a deal that its partner says could be worth $1 billion. Government officials disclosed that Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney has begun a $1-million feasibility study to determine whether it can supply engines to outfit 20 Russian Ilyushin 96-M passenger jets. Seal Beach-based Rockwell International Corp.’s Collins Air Transport division has been participating in the program since October, 1991. Collins, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, would provides avionics, or navigation and control systems, for the aircraft. Fifteen other firms are participating in the study.