Honeywell Names Briand Greer President of Honeywell Aerospace Asia Pacific

Honeywell has named Briand Greer President of Aerospace Asia Pacific. Greer is based in Shanghai and will report to Tim Mahoney, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace. Greer succeeds Mark Howes, who will be returning to Phoenix, Arizona, to continue a role within the Aerospace Leadership Team.

As president of Honeywell Aerospace in [...]

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers Regular Commercial Route For Aeromexico

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™, produced using process technology from Honeywell’s UOP, is powering Aeroméxico’s Mexico City to San José, Costa Rica route, marking one of the first uses of renewable fuels in everyday airplane passenger service.

Honeywell’s UOP process technology produces Green Jet Fuel from natural [...]

Honeywell’s UOP And PetroChina Produce Green Jet Fuel For China’s First Biofuel Flight

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Green Jet Fuel, produced jointly with PetroChina, powered China’s first biofuel demonstration flight.

The Air China demonstration flight, which took off and landed in Beijing, used a 50 percent blend of petroleum-based fuel and Green Jet Fuel made from the inedible plant jatropha in one engine [...]

Mark Howes, President of Honeywell Aerospace’s Asia-Pacific Region, Wins China Aerospace Laureate Award

(from left to right: Tian Min, Vice President and Chief Accountant of COMAC, and Mark Howes, President of Honeywell Aerospace’s Asia-Pacific region)

Mark Howes, President of Honeywell Aerospace’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, won the “Leadership Excellence Award” at the China Aerospace Laureate Awards Ceremony held at Aviation Expo 2011 in Beijing. The awards are organized by the China [...]

Honeywell Wins $450 Million Contract with NASA to Provide Ground Systems and Mission Operations Services for Fleet of Scientific Research Satellites

Honeywell won a five-year, $450 million contract with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to provide Ground Systems and Mission Operations (GSMO) services for the agency’s fleet of scientific research satellites.

The NASA research satellite program is focused on gaining a better understanding on key issues such as planetary exploration, natural disaster characterization, climate [...]

Honeywell to Increase Dividend by 10%

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., December 10, 2010 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 10% increase, or $0.12 per common share, in the company’s regular annual cash dividend rate to $1.33 from $1.21 per common share, effective with the first quarter 2011 dividend payment.  The actual declaration of any [...]

Honeywell’s Spectra Fiber Helps Lift Beams For Reconstruction Of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Slings using high-strength, lightweight fiber lift 2.6 million-pound sections of the new Bay Bridge

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Dec. 7, 2010– Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its high-strength Spectra® fiber is serving as a key component of industrial slings that are lifting the tower sections of the reconstructed San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

The fiber, which [...]

Honeywell Updates Conference Call Time for 2011 Outlook  

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Dec. 7, 2010 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today updated the time for its 2011 Outlook conference call with investors on Wednesday, December 15, to 9:00 a.m. EST.

Conference Call Details To participate on the conference call, please dial (719) 325-2426 a few minutes before the 9:00 a.m. EST start. Please mention to [...]

Honeywell Gasoline Turbocharger Technology Challenging Many Top Hybrids For Better Fuel Economy

Turbocharged Chevrolet Cruze Eco Beats Several Hybrids and Smaller Vehicles with 42 MPG Highway

PLYMOUTH, MI  – December 2, 2010 – Honeywell’s (NYSE: HON) turbocharged Chevrolet Cruze Eco engine is putting pricier—and less efficient—hybrids and other compact vehicles on notice with a best-in-class 42 mpg highway rating from the U.S. EPA. With the benefits of [...]

Honeywell to Announce 2011 Outlook on Wednesday, December 15

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ, November 24, 2010 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will issue its 2011 Outlook and hold a conference call with investors on Wednesday, December 15 at 8:00 a.m. EST. 

Conference Call Details To participate on the conference call, please dial (719) 325-2426 a few minutes before the 8:00 a.m. EST start.  Please mention to [...]

Zhu Hai Helicopter Company Named First Honeywell Fleet Operator In China

Agreement Covers Commercial Helicopter Avionics Products and Installation for Growing Helicopter Market in Region

CHINA AIR SHOW, ZHUHAI, Nov. 19, 2010  –  Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has selected Zhu Hai Helicopter Company to be its first helicopter avionics fleet operator in China, marking the beginning of a strong Honeywell presence in the country’s helicopter support industry.

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Honeywell Helps Drive Chinese Aerospace Growth With Four Major Systems For New Passenger Aircraft

C919, China’s 168-190-Seat Narrow-Body Airliner Expected to Begin Flight Tests in 2014

CHINA AIRSHOW, ZHUHAI, Nov. 19, 2010  –  Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has been selected by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) to provide four substantial systems for the new C919 airliner, a contract valued at more than $11.3 billion over the program life.

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Honeywell Finds Better School Buildings Improve Student Achievement

According to National Survey of Administrators and Board Members: – Almost 90 Percent of School Leaders See Direct Link between Facilities and Student Achievement – Sixty-eight Percent of Districts Delayed or Eliminated Building Improvements Because of Economy – Nearly 75 Percent of Districts Forced to Make Cuts like Maintenance, Capital Investment Due to Energy Costs

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Honeywell To Provide Auxiliary Power Unit For Canadian Forces’ Chinook Helicopters  

Honeywell’s 36-150 APU Provides Increased Electrical Power

PHOENIX, Nov. 16, 2010 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that Boeing has selected the 36-150 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for CH-147 helicopters that will be delivered to Canada.

“Honeywell engines and auxiliary power units are powering helicopters around the world, but the Canadian Forces program marks the [...]

Honeywell Announces Change In Pension Accounting And Plans For 2011 Pension Funding  

• Company Adopting Mark-to-Market (MTM) Method of Accounting for Pension Expense – Change Effective Fourth Quarter 2010 and Applied Retrospectively • With New Accounting, ~$7.5 Billion Deferred Losses Accounted for in 2010 and Prior Periods – 2010 EPS Now Estimated to be ~$1.86 Including MTM Adjustment • 2011 Pension Expense Guidance Reduced by $1 Billion [...]