Package Includes Terrain Awareness Through Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
System (EGPWS)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 2, 2010 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it
will provide an avionics suite for Hainan Airlines’ new Airbus A320 deliveries
in the next three years. The contract details were not disclosed.
“Hainan Airline’s avionics selection includes our Air Data Inertial Reference
Unit, or ADIRU, which provides 100% availability of Required Navigation
Performance (RNP), increasing aircraft efficiency to keep Hainan on-schedule,
and reducing costs through fuel savings,” said Mike Madsen, vice president,
Airlines, Honeywell Aerospace. “With more than 35,000 inertial reference
systems flying today, Honeywell provides the reliability and operations savings
that will benefit Hainan as long as they fly these A320s.”
The selection of avionics also includes Airborne Collision Avoidance System
(ACAS) Mode S, Solid State Data and Voice Recorders, Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning System (EGPWS) and Air Traffic Services Unit (ATSU) with Airline
Operational Communication (AOC) software on 13 A320 deliveries beginning in
2010, with options for 30 additional A320 aircraft. The first 13 deliveries
will also include ADIRUs.
EGPWS, invented by Honeywell, provides a terrain display and alerts the flight
crew if the aircraft approaches too close to terrain. Honeywell’s SmartLanding
system is also available as an EGPWS option. This is a field-installable
software-only enhancement that enables the crew to verify the stability of the
aircraft approach, preventing long landings and runway excursions.
Honeywell’s patented ACAS (aka TCAS - Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance
System) provides a display of surrounding aircraft and alerts the flight crew
if another aircraft comes too close for safety. Solid-state data and voice
recorders record flight data parameters and cockpit voice conversation for
analysis. The ADIRU helps pilots keep the aircraft on course by sensing its
movement in all three dimensions, allowing for more accurate navigation and
routing. The ATSU with AOC provides communications management functionality
across multiple aircraft platforms.
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