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    Honeywell provides auxiliary power units maintenance solution for British Airways

    July 31, 2010
    PHOENIX, 31 July 2010. Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that British Airways has extended its Maintenance Support Agreement for auxiliary power units (APUs) on its Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-400c, B757/767, and B777 aircraft in a multi-million dollar contract.
    Posted by John McHalePHOENIX, 31 July 2010. Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that British Airways has extended its Maintenance Support Agreement for auxiliary power units (APUs) on its Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-400c, B757/767, and B777 aircraft in a multi-million dollar contract."Honeywell's aftermarket solution provides low, predictable repair costs, eliminating volatility in repair expenses, and enabling British Airways to improve maintenance forecasting," says Mike Madsen, vice president of Airlines, Honeywell Aerospace. "Our OEM quality, 24/7 support and global repair centers, logistics networks, and field service engineering teams ensure our APUs are operating at optimal performance on British Airways' aircraft, with minimal operational disruption."The contract extension covers Honeywell's classic APU models for seven years, and the 131-9A and 331-500 APUs for 20 years. An APU is a small turbine engine that provides bleed air for the main engine starting and cabin conditioning as well as electrical power for cockpit and galley systems.Honeywell's 131-9A averages more than 10,000 hours between unscheduled repair events, a more than 60 percent improvement over other APUs in its class size. The 331-500 APUs mean time between repairs (MTBR) is more than 7,800 hours worldwide, providing operators with a low cost of maintenance and ownership.Honeywell equipment available on Airbus aircraft include fuel controls, electric power systems, communication/navigation radios, traffic/ground/weather surveillance systems, flight management systems, inertial navigation systems, environmental control systems, wheels, brakes, and exterior LED lighting.Honeywell equipment available on Boeing aircraft includes the auxiliary power unit, cabin management system and services, communication, navigation and information management, displays, environmental control system, electric power, electronic fuel controls, flight controls, flight management systems, lighting, mechanical components, surveillance equipment, wheels, and brakes.

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