Honeywell’s Inertial Navigation System Becomes Standard Equipment On Airbus

System Offers Operators Low Cost of Ownership and High Reliability

PHOENIX, April 30, 2010 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS), which provides navigational data, has become the standard inertial reference system for the Airbus A320, A330/A340 and A380 family of aircraft.

The ADIRS provides critical flight [...]

Honeywell Delivers Long-Term Comfort And Security To 10 New Leed Schools In Alberta

Public-Private Partnership for Schools Adds to Previous Agreement to Help the Province Lower Construction and Operating Costs

MINNEAPOLIS, April 30, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a $78-million (CAD) contract with B2L Partnership, which is contracted to the province of Alberta, Canada, to deliver a Total Asset Management program for 10 new kindergarten [...]

Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 7,500 Jobs, $388 Million to Kansas

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Pemco to offer Boeing 757 combi and quick change conversions

Pemco World Air Services is planning to develop the first passenger to combi and passenger to quick change (QC) conversions for the Boeing 757 in addition…

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Pratt & Whitney Awarded $65 Million Contract for F100 Engine Maintenance

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Pratt & Whitney’s Enhanced F100-PW-229 Engines Power First Flight of Korean F-15K Fleet

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Comlux eyes big growth in US completions, MRO business

Business aviation services company Comlux is looking to add new narrowbody and widebody hangars to its rapidly expanding VIP cabin completions and maintenance business in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Lufthansa announces A380 destinations: Tokyo, Beijing, Johannesburg

Lufthansa announced yesterday that it will initiate scheduled flights aboard its first A380 on June 11 with thrice-weekly service between Frankfurt and Tokyo Narita.

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US Airways CEO: NextGen benefits don’t justify equipage investment

US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker expressed strong reluctance to invest in cockpit technology that is seen as being vital to achieving the goals of FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system, stating that the cost/benefit case has not been made.

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CFM cites progress in LEAP-X development, testing

CFM International said development on its next-generation LEAP-X1C engine, selected late last year to power Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China’s 150-seat C919 slated to enter service in 2016, is progressing well with second-phase core testing underway and scheduled to conclude by mid-May.

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New EU security regulations take effect

The European Union’s updated regulation on civil aviation security went into effect yesterday two years after adoption by the European Parliament.

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TAAG places order for two 777-300ERs worth $544 million

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El Al cancels order for four 777-200s

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US Airways operated under tarmac delay rule prior to official start date

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Indonesia’s Merpati and China’s Xian Aircraft overcome cracks in relationship

Indonesia’s state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara and China’s Xian Aircraft appear to be on track to resolve their differences with regards to an order for…

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