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HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY KEY TO CHINA’S FIRST PRECSION
LANDING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION
SmartPath provides a cost-effective solution to increase airport capacity, decrease
air traffic noise and reduce weather-related delays
SHANGHAI, April 29, 2015 – Using Honeywell Aerospace’s (NYSE: HON)
SmartPath precision landing system at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the Civil
Aviation Administration of China and Air Traffic Management Bureau completed its first flight
demonstration of next generation GPS-based precision landing capabilities. This demonstration
highlights how GPS-based precision landing systems, called Ground-Based Augmentation
Systems, or GBAS, can improve the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations, especially
throughout poor-weather conditions. Precision landings utilize both lateral and vertical
information of an aircraft’s position to provide the most accurate approach and landing.
SmartPath is the world’s only FAA-certified precision landing system. This cost effective
system will increase airport capacity, decrease air traffic noise, reduce weather-related delays
and reduce operating costs for both aircraft operators and air navigation service providers for one
of the busiest airports in the world.
“China’s air traffic has grown exponentially over the years, driven by domestic and
international travel,” said Brian Davis, vice president, Airlines, Asia Pacific at Honeywell
Aerospace. “The adoption of Honeywell’s SmartPath at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
marks a milestone for the modernization of air traffic management in China, where this new
technology can ease aircraft delays, reduces emissions and improves airport efficiencies in one of
the fastest growing economies in the world.”
Easing the Challenges of China’s Growing Air Traffic
According to the International Air Transport Association, China will have 415 million
fliers annually by 2016, second only to the United States in domestic passenger volume. The
upsurge in passengers makes modernization of air traffic management a critical issue for China’s
major hubs.
As a response to growing passenger demand, SmartPath is an important investment to
meet demand, drive productivity and ensure airports are better equipped to service airlines and
passengers. Combined with performance-based navigation procedures, a twin-engine, singleaisle jet aircraft can save per flight approximately 82 kilograms of fuel and 104 kilograms of
carbon emissions with a reduction of four minutes of flying time. This potential for efficiency
improvement addresses China’s “battle of conserving energy, reducing emissions and improving
the environment,” which was raised as a national concern by Premier Li Keqiang.
Industry Support for Precision Landing Systems
Honeywell’s SmartPath is the only GBAS to have achieved operational certifications
from regulatory authorities in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.
SmartPath overcomes many of the technological limitations of Instrument Landing Systems
(ILS), which are the legacy systems used to support precision landings. By utilizing Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), SmartPath provides a highly accurate position based on
digital data, which enables aircraft to fly flexible approach paths that support more efficient
terminal operations, while also avoiding common interference issues that are inherent with the
analog ILS technology. This is imperative especially for airports where terrain, obstacles or
restricted airspace limit the optimum use or installation of ILS.
Honeywell partnered closely with Hughes Aerospace Corporation to develop procedures for the
trial at Pudong International Airport. “As Honeywell’s partner in performance-based navigation,
Hughes worked closely with Honeywell, CAAC and the airlines to develop the first GNSS
Landing System instrument approaches in China,” said Chris Baur, president and CEO, Hughes
Aerospace Corporation. “These approaches use the most advanced technology featuring both
curved paths and variable geometric glide paths, delivering advanced precision navigation.”
SmartPath Precision Landing System Benefits
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Reduces tarmac congestion and increases airport turnover by eliminating the need for
taxiing aircraft to wait for others to take off, through the elimination of ILS critical hold
setback zones.
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Supports up to 26 precision aircraft approaches. SmartPath provides precision approach
capabilities to all runways at an airport, eliminating the need for multiple ILS systems for
different runways. In Shanghai Pudong, a single Honeywell SmartPath system is now
providing precision Category I landing approaches to all four runways.
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Reduces flight inspections, thereby reducing overall inspection costs.
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Reduces maintenance costs, yielding an annual maintenance savings of up to $400,000 as
compared to ILS.
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SmartPath is fail operational, which means any single part can fail and the system will
remain safe and operational. .
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