Contract Valued At More than $28 Million
IntuVue Offers Improvement in Turbulence Detection, Reliability and Cost of
Operations
DUBAI AIR SHOW, U.A.E., Nov. 18, 2009 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced
today its IntuVue 3-D advanced weather radar and seven other safety and
information management products were selected by PT. Garuda Indonesia
(Persero).
The products will be standard on 25 B737-800 aircraft delivered between mid
2009 and 2011. The contract, valued at more than $28 million, includes an
option for 25 additional aircraft.
“The selection of IntuVue is a testament to PT. Garuda Indonesia’s emphasis on
safety,” said Mike Madsen, Vice President, Airlines, Honeywell Aerospace.
“Honeywell’s IntuVue weather radar is leading the industry in turbulence and
wind shear detection, a key component of safety related incidents. It is
important we solve our airline partner needs with equipment that helps them
increase safety and reduce operating costs.”
The total avionics package includes Honeywell’s IntuVue; partial Quantum™ line
of communication and navigation sensors comprising Multi Mode Receiver (MMR),
Radio Altimeter and Automatic Direction Finder (ADF); the CAS 100 aircraft
collision avoidance system, solid-state data recorders and voice recorders,
Flight Data Acquisition and Management System (FDAMS), airborne data loader,
the cockpit data printer and the Automatic Fixed Emergency Locator Transmitter
(ELT).
IntuVue is the first fully automatic weather radar system certified to the
FAA’s Enhanced Turbulence Detection Minimum Operation Performance Standard
(MOPS), improving pilots’ ability to see and avoid weather, wind shears and
turbulence sooner. Specific turbulence-related injuries cost the airline
industry more than $100 million a year.
IntuVue is the only commercial radar that displays storms in
three-dimensions at up to 320 nautical miles ahead of the aircraft and key
analysis tools which allow pilots to dissect and analyze weather and hazards
both vertically and horizontally. These features have demonstrated a
significant improvement for in-flight weather-related decisions, and more than
a 45 percent improvement in turbulence detection, enabling pilots’ to optimally
reroute around or through weather for passenger safety and comfort while
decreasing fuel burn. Besides enhanced safety, IntuVue offers improved
reliability and reduces system weight to lower operating costs for operators.
IntuVue increases system reliability by 50 percent, reduces maintenance costs
by 30 percent, and reduces weight by 25 percent as compared to other radars —
yielding airlines a $10,000/year savings over existing systems.
Honeywell’s IntuVue is certified and flying on the Boeing 777 and 737NG as
buyer furnished equipment and is standard equipment on the Airbus A380. It will
become available on the A320 family in 2010 and the A330 family in 2011. It is
specified as standard equipment on the Gulfstream 650 and Airbus A350 when they
enter service.
The Flight Data Acquisition & Management System (FDAMS) is a multi-function
airborne Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) that collects and sends mandatory aircraft
data to the flight recorder.
Honeywell’s Quantum line of navigation radios, sensors, receivers and
communication equipment is derived from more than 75 years of communication and
navigation system development experience.
With more than 40 years of Traffic/Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
(TCAS/ACAS) development experience, Honeywell has been a pioneer in providing
advanced collision avoidance protection and airspace situational awareness
technologies.
Honeywell’s Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are simple to operate and
provide advanced transmission reliability. They offer global satellite coverage
and automatic activation.
Together, this suite of avionics equipment increases safety while reducing
pilot workload, operating costs and maintenance costs for the airlines.
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