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February, 2009

Spokane Plant Wins Praise for Positive Environmental Impact

Honeywell Electronic Materials’ (HEM) Spokane, Washington, plant was recently honored with three awards during the Spokane county “Way to Go” banquet. The awards ceremony, hosted by the county’s Trip Reduction Office, recognizes groups whose leadership and efforts help reduce vehicle emissions by finding alternatives to solo commute trips to and from work. “We are proud [...]

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Adriane Brown Named “One of the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise Magazine

Adriane Brown, president and CEO of Honeywell Transportation Systems, was named “One of the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise magazine, a monthly publication that provides 4.3. million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers and financial management.

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Honeywell Introduces Sentinel™ Single Avionics Package That Makes Flight Safer with Multi-Function Display and Navigation System

Honeywell’s Sentinel™ helicopter avionics system, used widely by U.K. and European helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operators, is now available to pilots in the United States. The system offers critical flight safety information, including high resolution terrain and weather data. The suite includes a radar altimeter, above ground level readout, a night vision goggle option [...]

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Global New Aircraft Purchase Expectations Drop 21% Compared to 2008 Survey

Honeywell’s eleventh Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook projects flat to slightly higher deliveries of new civil use helicopters during the five-year period 2009 – 2013 compared to the 2004 – 2008 period. A lack of financing availability (where 30% of sales are financed), a sharp rise in inventories of used current production models for sale, [...]

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Honeywell Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System Meets FAA Guidance

Honeywell’s latest helicopter Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS), which are Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (HTAWS), are fully compliant with the performance requirements of the FAA’s recently released Technical Standard Order TSO-C194. The TSO-C194 sets minimum HTAWS standards. “Honeywell’s Mark XXI and Mark XX II systems – our helicopter Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems [...]

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Honeywell Announces LTS101-850B-2 Engine Upgrade for Eurocopter BK117

Honeywell’s LTS101 model turboshaft engine for the Eurocopter BK117 helicopter has been improved and will deliver 15 percent more power for takeoff and 18 percent more power for hot day operations. “By incorporating a cooled Gas Producer turbine assembly, the LTS101-850 increases available power and more than doubles Gas Producer disk life to 15,000 cycles, which [...]

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