Honeywell APUs for Kingfisher

Kingfisher Airlines has selected Honeywell to provide 131-9A auxiliary power units for its Airbus A320s, as well as a program for their maintenance. The airline also selected Honeywell to provide the full suite of avionics for its A320, A330 and A340 aircraft. The suite includes an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II), weather radar with wind-shear detection and Quantum nav/com system.
Honeywell is also supplying high-speed satellite communications for Kingfisher’s A330s and A340s to enable onboard e-mail, Internet access and telephony.Other new Honeywell business in the region includes a $33 million agreement to supply wheels and brakes for the 17 Boeing 737-700 and six 737-800 aircraft being supplied to China Eastern Airlines. Deliveries began in 2007 and continue through 2010. That deal comes as Honeywell celebrates a five-year deal covering a comprehensive maintenance program for Air China’s entire fleet of 180 aircraft, plus future deliveries.
19/02/08 Aviation International News, US

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Categories: Foreign Feb 2008, Kingfisher Feb 2008