178 Aircraft with Advanced Turbulence Detection and 3-D Weather
Scanning
SINGAPORE, Feb. 2, 2010 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that PT
Lion Mentari Airlines, operating as Lion Air, has extended an avionics
selection for 78 additional Boeing Next-Generation 737s, completing the entire
737 fleet of 178 aircraft with Honeywell avionics.
“To make scheduling and training easier, Lion Air is making its entire 737NG
fleet consistent with this selection,” said Mike Madsen, vice president,
Airlines, for Honeywell Aerospace. “Furthermore, Lion Air will be getting the
award-winning IntuVue™ 3-D Weather Radar, which
is the first and only commercial weather radar certified to the new FAA
Enhanced Turbulence Detection Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS),
improving pilots’ ability to see and avoid weather, wind shears and turbulence
sooner.”
IntuVue is the only commercial radar that displays storms in three-dimensions
at up to 320 nautical miles ahead of the aircraft and provides key analytical
tools that allow pilots to dissect and analyze weather and hazards both
vertically and horizontally. These features have demonstrated a more than a 45
percent improvement in turbulence detection. IntuVue can increase system
reliability by up to 50 percent, reduce maintenance costs by 30 percent, and
reduce weight by 25 percent as compared to other radars — yielding airlines up
to a $10,000/year savings over existing systems.
Honeywell’s IntuVue weather radar has been selected for more than 2,000
aircraft. It is standard equipment on the Airbus A380 and A350 (when it enters
service) as part of the Aircraft Environment Surveillance System. Deliveries
are expected to start with the single aisle A320 family (A318, A319, A320 and
A321) in the second quarter of 2010, with selection of the long range A330s and
A340s, including freighters, in 2011. Honeywell’s IntuVue is certified and
flying on the Boeing 777 and 737NG as buyer furnished equipment. IntuVue has
been flying on the C-17 military transport since 2004. It is specified as
standard equipment on the Gulfstream 650 when it enters service.
In addition to IntuVue, Lion Air selected an avionics package that includes the
CAS 100 Aircraft Collision Avoidance System with Automatic Dependent
Surveillance Broadcast (ACAS II/Mode S with ADS-B), Quantum™ Line Comm/Nav
radios (CNS), High Frequency Radio CNS, Solid-State Recorders, FDAMS (Fight
Data Acquisition and Management System), and Rescu 406® ELT (Emergency Locator
Transmitter).
The CAS 100 ACAS II/Mode S Traffic Surveillance System offers ADS-B extended
capabilities including Flight ID, velocity and GPS position with 120nm extended
surveillance range and 100nm active interrogation range able to track up to 60
aircraft. The processor of the system has a partitioned operating system that
allows emerging and future traffic surveillance applications to be hosted as
ADS-B is more widely used. Current applications in development include merging
and sequencing, oceanic in trail climb/descent procedures and surface movement
safety.
Honeywell announced the first 737NG agreement with Lion Air in 2007.
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