Honeywell announced that it will provide its full suite of safety avionics, including its advanced IntuVue™ 3-D weather radar, for Tiger Airways’ new A320 aircraft in a multi-million dollar contract. Tiger Airways will be Asia’s first low-cost carrier to fly A320 aircraft with IntuVue which enhances safety and passenger comfort.
IntuVue™ 3-D weather radar is an advanced system that provides pilots a more complete picture of weather conditions than current two-dimensional (2-D) systems. As a lighter and more reliable system, IntuVue™ will also help Tiger Airways reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.
The agreement covers up to 50 new aircraft that are expected to start deliveries from late 2010 until 2015.
Honeywell’s full avionics suite includes an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU), Flight Management System (FMS), IntuVue 3-D advanced weather radar, next generation Aircraft Collision and Avoidance System (ACAS), solid state Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), HF Radio and Airline Operational Communication (AOC) software.
Established in September 2004, Tiger Airways now operates a fleet of 19 Airbus A320-family aircraft and is committed to increasing its fleet size to 68 by December 2015. The airline operates flights to 37 destinations across 11 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific from four bases in Singapore and Australia.
For more information, read the press release.
