Honeywell has completed the installation of a SmartPath™ Precision Landing System at Bremen Airport in Germany. SmartPath is a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) that supports precision approaches and landings using Global Positioning System data, and transmits digital guidance signals to aircraft systems.
“The flexibility of Honeywell’s SmartPath system allows for multiple approach paths, enabling airports to increase capacity without expensive runway expansions,” said TK Kallenbach, vice president, Marketing and Program Management, Honeywell Aerospace. “The precise approach path can allow airports to reduce noise in surrounding communities while operators save fuel and lower emissions.”
Honeywell’s Bremen installation is one of eight Honeywell GBAS stations operating worldwide, with additional installations planned at airports in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2009.
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