Upgraded lighting lasts 40x longer than traditional halogen lamps, with
anticipated savings of $30,000 per year per aircraft for operators
FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) announced today that it has signed a contract with Airbus valued in
excess of $80 million to upgrade the navigation wingtip lighting on the
A320 to Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology that lasts more than 40 times
longer than current halogen technology, resulting in significantly lowered
maintenance costs for airline operators.
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Honeywell's lighting technology upgrade will be incorporated into the
Airbus production line in March 2009 for all forward-fit A320 aircraft.
This 30-year contract covers approximately 5,000 forward-fit production and
fielded aircraft in the A320 family including A318, A319, A320, A321. The
technology upgrade covers the forward navigation lights located inside the
wingtip that provide recognition lighting in the air and situational
awareness lighting on the ground.
Honeywell's solid-state lighting has a much longer life -- up to 20,000
hours before replacement -- than existing halogen lights that have an end
of life of about 500 hours. This improved reliability results in
substantial savings for operators in fewer lamp changes, lower spares
inventory and lower labor costs. Honeywell has pioneered technology
advances in the field of light emitting diodes (LEDs) many of which are now
being applied in consumer electronics applications such as large screen
TVs, computers, and other display systems around the world. Honeywell's LED
technology has been used for commercial and military planes for more than a
decade.
"Honeywell's LED technology upgrade for wingtip lighting offers
significant cost-savings for operators -- up to $30,000 per aircraft," said
Jeff Johnston, Vice President of Platform Components. "The longer life of
the LED, plus the ease of installation, keeps the aircraft out of the
maintenance shop and in the air, where it belongs."
Honeywell's upgraded lighting technology will be available for retrofit
for existing airline operators on A320 aircraft beginning in April 2009.
The drop-in replacement for the existing lighting does not require any
aircraft modification.
For more than 70 years, Honeywell has designed and manufactured
lighting products and complete vision systems for virtually every
configuration of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.
Honeywell International is a $37 billion diversified technology and
manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry;
automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in
Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York,
London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For additional information, please
visit http://www.honeywell.com. Based in Phoenix, Honeywell's aerospace
business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines,
systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines,
business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section
21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future
business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in
business forecasts as further described in our filings under the
Securities
Exchange Act.
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CONTACT:
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