Honeywell Provides Fuel-Saving APU to Aviation Capital Group in $40M Deal

A320 Selections Improve Safety, Fuel Efficiency and Cost of Operations

PARIS AIR SHOW, June 16, 2009 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it will provide avionics and its fuel-efficient Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for Aviation Capital Group’s (ACG) fleet of 68 new Airbus A320 aircraft in a deal valued at more than $40 [...]

Honeywell 3-D Weather Radar Reaches One Million Hours of Providing More Data to Pilots on Turbulence, Storms

IntuVue™, Honeywell’s Weather Hazard Detection System, is the only system on the market to provide 3-D capability to help pilots avoid weather-related turbulence and delays

PARIS AIR SHOW, June 15, 2009 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today its IntuVue 3-D Advanced Weather Radar has reached approximately one million hours of proven flight time and [...]

Honeywell Completes Initial Testing of Renewable Jet Fuel on APU and Turbofan Engines

Renewable Jet Fuel Delivers Comparable Performance to Traditional Fuel Sources

PARIS AIR SHOW, June 15, 2009 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today it has completed initial testing of renewable jet fuel on its 131-9 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and TFE 731-5 turbofan engine, with results comparable to traditional aviation fuels.

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Honeywell Delivers 30,000th Collision Avoidance System for Air Travel

Honeywell Invention Helps Pilots to Avoid Mid-Air Collisions

PARIS AIR SHOW, June 15, 2009 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today it has delivered its 30,000th Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), more than 20 years after certifying the world’s first safety system to prevent mid-air collisions, which provided the baseline for industry-wide requirements and [...]

Honeywell Wins $70 Million Contract to Develop Gas Turbine Engine Technologies

Contract to Fund Advanced Propulsion, Thermal and Power System Development

PARIS AIR SHOW, June 15, 2009 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force for development of new technologies for gas turbine engines.

The agreement has a potential value of $70 million over the [...]

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French BEA: ‘Very far’ from establishing AF447 crash cause; A330 hit water intact

The lead investigator examining the May 31 Air France A330-200 accident said yesterday that malfunctioning pitot probes were “one of the factors but not the only one” that led to the aircraft’s going down in the Atlantic Ocean and declined to cite a cause of the crash.

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Austrian announces 1,000 job cuts, still confident on Lufthansa takeover

Austrian Airlines Group said yesterday that it will need to cut an additional €200 million ($281.6 million) in costs and will slash 1,000 jobs to help it achieve the savings target.

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AACO warns against ‘tit-for-tat’ emissions schemes

Arab Air Carriers Org. Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha estimated that inclusion of aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme will cost his member airlines around €200 million ($281.6 million) in 2012, the first year that carriers are scheduled to be included.

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US military joins Yemenia A310 search; transport minister defends airline

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Boeing delivers 125 aircraft in second quarter, including 99 737NGs

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SITA: Airline IT investment ‘to reach new low’ owing to recession

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ANA adds five 787s to order, to issue nearly $2 billion in new stock

ANA raised its firm 787 commitment to 55 aircraft from 50, according to a document released yesterday detailing the company’s plan to issue 575 million new shares worth an estimated ¥182.62 billion ($1.9 billion) that will be used largely to finance new aircraft.

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EC extends Austrian/Lufthansa investigation; focus is on concessions

The European Commission extended the deadline of its investigation into the takeover of Austrian Airlines Group by Lufthansa by at least 14 days, or up to a maximum 90 days although a decision is expected to come in about two weeks.

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No additional Yemenia survivors found; EC threatens blacklisting

French military aircraft and boats are continuing to search the Indian Ocean near Comoros for debris and survivors from the Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 that crashed late Monday, while the European Commission demanded that the airline “urgently provide” information on its maintenance program to avoid being placed on the EU’s list of banned carriers.

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