Honeywell, Sichuan Airlines ink deal on auxiliary power units
LONDON, January 7, 2021 Sichuan Airlines has selected Honeywell’s 131-9A auxiliary power units (APUs) for its A320 fleet of aircraft. As part of a five-year agreement, Honeywell will provide the 131-9A APU for Sichuan Airline’s 93 new A320 aircraft that will enter service by 2025. The airline will also replace the APUs on its 141 existing A320 aircraft with the same Honeywell APU. This is the largest APU retrofit deal in Honeywell’s history. The 131-9A APU will help Sichuan Airlines reduce flight delays and cancellations, creating a more pleasant flying experience for passengers.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sichuan Airlines has selected Honeywell s (NYSE:HON) 131-9A auxiliary power units (APUs) for its A320 fleet of aircraft. As part of a five-year agreement, Honeywell will provide the 131-9A APU for Sichuan Airline s 93 new A320 aircraft that will enter service by 2025. The airline will also replace the APUs on its 141 existing A320 aircraft with the same Honeywell APU. This is the largest APU retrofit deal in Honeywell s history. The 131-9A APU will help Sichuan Airlines reduce flight delays and cancellations, creating a more pleasant flying experience for passengers. We are pleased to collaborate with Honeywell. We hope that the outstanding performance of its legendary APUs will help us improve operational efficiency, said Li Yue, executive vice president of Sichuan Airlines. With the aviation industry being significantly impacted by COVID-19, reliable and innovative products and solutions are highly demanded for airlines recovery a
Jeff Skiles, First Officer of US Airways Flight 1549, The Miracle on the Hudson, was the guest speaker for the AEA Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 9th, during the Aircraft Electronics Association s 53rd annual International Convention & Trade Show, from April 7-10, in Orlando, FL he was also our guest for an intriguing interview shortly before that speech.
Skiles stepped into history on a bright, 20-degree afternoon in January 2009, as US Airways Flight 1549 rolled down New York La Guardia Airport s main runway with 155 passengers and crew, headed skyward for Charlotte, NC. Everything was normal until Skiles spotted a formation of Canada geese on the right side of the aircraft, seemingly headed directly toward them.
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Let’s begin with this simple and sobering fact: the 737 MAX, potentially the most dangerous airplane in the air, was allowed in the skies for 23 months before it was finally grounded in March, 2019.
On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley âSullyâ Sullenberger III saved 155 lives when he successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the cold waters of the Hudson River off midtown Manhattan. The event â called the âMiracle on the Hudsonâ â solidified his status as an international hero and a master in airline safety and effective leadership.
In his memoir,
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, Sullenberger says he realized that his journey to the Hudson River that day didnât begin at New Yorkâs LaGuardia Airport, but decades before at his childhood Texas home.
âIn many ways, all my mentors, heroes, and loved ones â those who taught me and encouraged me and saw the possibilities in me â were with me in the cockpit of Flight 1549. My entire life led me safely to that river,â he says.