Honeywell’s ‘Flying Technology Lab’ comes to Dubai
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Honeywell has brought its industry-leading test aircraft to Dubai as part of final testing for a revolutionary new GX Aviation, high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi network being rolled out across airlines and business jets later this year.
Honeywell, which is committed to supporting aerospace innovation in the Middle East, has a long history of milestones on its Boeing 757 test-bed aircraft. The jet has been used for research and development since 2008, and when it arrived Dubai last week it had completed more than 400 flight tests in more than 15 countries, spending in excess of 1700 hours in the air.
As a country that places the aviation industry at the heart of its long-term economic growth, the UAE is an essential destination for Honeywell to showcase – and implement – its pioneering industry vision and leading-edge technology solutions.
The aircraft is currently taking part in a global test of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation network and Honeywell’s portfolio of JetWave satellite communications equipment, which together provide a high-speed, inflight wireless broadband service delivering “home equivalent” Wi-Fi in the air.
“With more than 100 years’ experience in aviation and airports, Honeywell is a trusted name in the industry, and the company 757 test aircraft’s visit to Dubai this week reinforces our commitment to our customers and the regional aerospace industry,” said Norm Gilsdorf, president of Honeywell’s Middle East, Russia and Central Asia regions.
“Since 2008, Honeywell’s flying test aircraft has helped shape modern aviation through the most advanced and capable safety, efficiency and performance technologies. We are especially pleased therefore to bring the 757 to the UAE – a country that embraces innovation like no other in line with its national Vision 2021.”
The unique test capabilities of the 757 include Honeywell’s industry-leading communications hardware; in addition to the company’s most advanced avionics including the pioneering Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, which has reduced Controlled Flight into Terrain accidents from about one in every 3 million flights to less than one in every 20 million flights.
Other demo features of the 757 test bed aircraft include Honeywell’s Traffic Collision Avoidance System that gives pilots previously unavailable air traffic information to help manage airspace and air traffic, and SmartRunway/SmartLanding systems designed to assist pilots in reducing the likelihood of runway incidents.
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