SINGAPORE: China Eastern selects Honeywell’s avionics for growing fleet

   Singapore
03:44 15 Feb 2012 
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China Eastern Airlines has signed several agreements with Honeywell to enhance the safety, efficiency and performance of its growing narrow-body fleet.

Honeywell will provide wheels and brakes for new and existing Boeing New Generation 737 aircraft, as well as an avionics package and 131-9 auxiliary power units (APUs) for 50 new Airbus A320 aircraft that are scheduled to be delivered over the next three years.

Under the contracts, Honeywell will provide the airline with customised aftermarket maintenance solutions for new and existing 737NG and Airbus narrow-body aircraft.

China Eastern has also chosen Honeywell's aircraft landing systems for its fleet of 737NGs.

The airline has selected Honeywell avionics for its fleet of Airbus A320s, which includes a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and airline operational communication (AOC) software.

China Eastern will use Honeywell 131-9 APUs on its Airbus A320s.