Honeywell bags Air Deccan contract

BANGALORE: US-based Honeywell International has bagged the order to supply air safety equipment to Air Deccan. The $28bn diversified technology and manufacturing company will provide Avionics and Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for Air Deccan’s 67-fleet aircraft.

The selected Honeywell systems include the 131-9[A] APU and Full Avionic Suite that includes Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, Airborne Collision Avoidance System, Weather Radar, solid state Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorders.

The fleet comprises 60 direct purchases and seven leased new A320 aircraft. Delivery of Avionics equipment and APU will begin with Air Deccan’s phased aircraft deliveries starting this year through ’11.