Honeywell will provide its 131-9A Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) to Air China, Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines in agreements valued at more than $140 million combined.
Honeywell announced it will provide the APUs for Air China’s new A320 aircraft deliveries and will administer an exclusive supply agreement for APUs on 141 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. [...]
Auxiliary Power Unit
Honeywell to Provide Fuel-Efficient APUs to Air China, Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Honeywell Keeps Power On to Help Pilot Land Disabled Jet in New York’s Hudson River
Honeywell’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), a device which provides power when main aircraft engines are not running, played a critical role in the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on Thursday, January 15. Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III maneuvered the plane en route from New York’s La Guardia airport [...]
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
