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ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 2, 2004. Engineers at Boeing, in St. Louis, Mo. needed two avionics systems for their new 7E7 Dreamliner airplane; a navigation package and a crew information system/management system. They found solutions for both at Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix, Ariz.
The navigation package is a bundle of systems that measure aircraft performance, acceleration, speed and altitude, and ground- and satellite-based navigation. The crew information system/management system (CIS/MS) is a tool that lets the aircraft operator measure the health of all major onboard systems. Together, the two new components represent a $1.5 billion contract for the company, over the lifetime of the 7E7.
Honeywell is also bidding on additional systems on the plane.
"When all the 7E7 work is decided, Honeywell is confident we will have
significant content on the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner," said Robert D.
Johnson, president and chief executive officer of Honeywell Aerospace. "We will likely be a supplier to the engine and other major mechanical subsystems manufacturers."
The 7E7 Dreamliner is designed to merge big-jet range with small-jet efficiency, Boeing spokesmen say. It will carry 200 to 250 passengers on routes between 7,800 and 8,300 nautical miles, while burning 20 percent less fuel than other wide body airplanes.
For more information contact Honeywell by phone at (800) 601-3099 or online at www.honeywell.com.
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