November, 2010

Honeywell Helps Drive Chinese Aerospace Growth With Four Major Systems For New Passenger Aircraft

Honeywell has been selected by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) to provide four substantial systems for the new C919 airliner, a contract valued at more than $11.3 billion over the program life. Honeywell’s sizeable work on the C919 represents technologies where the company has long been an innovator, including fly-by-wire flight controls, the [...]

Posted on Monday, November 29, 2010

Honeywell to Provide Auxiliary Power Unit for Canadian Forces’ Chinook Helicopters

Honeywell announced that Boeing has selected the 36-150 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for CH-147 helicopters that will be delivered to Canada. Honeywell will provide the 36-150 APU with first shipments beginning in 2011. Honeywell also provides the T55 engine for the Chinook helicopter. More than 6,000 T55 engines have been produced, flying more than 12 [...]

Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010

Honeywell Finds That Better School Buildings Improve Student Achievement

Results of the second annual “School Energy and Environment Survey” from Honeywell reveal that almost 90 percent of school leaders see a direct link between the quality and performance of school facilities, and student achievement. However, districts face several obstacles when it comes to keeping their buildings up to date and well maintained. For example, [...]

Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010

Honeywell Spectra® Fiber Reinforces New Rope for Racing Sailboats

Honeywell announced that its high-strength, lightweight and low-stretch Spectra® fiber is reinforcing an innovative new yachting rope used by some of the world’s most accomplished racers. Spectra fiber enables Yale Cordage’s new Ph.D.™ rope, used by Olympians and America’s Cup racers, to handle loads weighing several thousand pounds. Spectra fiber is an ideal fit for [...]

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010

Honeywell Wins $34 Million Contract Extension From U.S. Navy for Supply Support for Auxiliary Power Units

Honeywell has been awarded a one-year contract extension valued at $34 million with the U.S. Navy for Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) supply support for auxiliary power units (APUs). The contract is an extension of Naval Aviation’s first major successful PBL that included a public-private partnership (PPP), and is a model program for PBL and PPP. Honeywell [...]

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010

Honeywell Helps City of Somerville Reduce Energy Costs and Meet Environmental Goals

The City of Somerville and Honeywell recently highlighted the benefits of a $7.8 million energy conservation and building modernization program. The program, which builds on two previous energy projects Honeywell managed for Somerville, leverages energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy technologies to decrease the city’s utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20 [...]

Posted on Tuesday, November 9, 2010