SAN DIEGO, 28 Feb. 2009. Saudi Arabian Airlines in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on the airline's new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 series aircraft.
"We are very pleased to begin a new partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines," says Dave Gitlin, Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems vice president and general manager. "The APS 3200 has proven its extensive A320 operational experience, low life-cycle costs, emissions and fuel consumption. In this partnership, Saudi Arabian Airlines will also have the opportunity to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capability to repair and test the APS 3200 at the airline's own facilities."
"We are pleased to further expand our relationship with Hamilton Sundstrand by selecting the APS 3200, with its 15 million hours of service experience," says Ali Milaat, vice president of Saudi Arabian Airlines Technical Services Division. "We judged the APS 3200 to be the best choice for our operation and for its fit into our long-term strategic plan."
The APS 3200 APU is designed and produced at the Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems facility in San Diego.
Hamilton Sundstrand has delivered more than 1,500 APS 3200 APUs to more than 70 airlines for their fleets of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Other Hamilton Sundstrand systems on A320 aircraft include the Electric Power Generating System and the Ram Air Turbine. Saudi Arabian Airlines also operates other aircraft that use Hamilton Sundstrand APUs.
