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- Honeywell APU Delivers Fuel Savings, High Reliability, and Low Noise Emissions
The new APU design is based on Honeywell's highly successful 131-9 family of APUs, which have more than 51 million hours in commercial service on narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. An APU is a small gas-powered turbine engine that provides bleed air for main engine starting and the environmental control system, and electrical power for cockpit and galley systems, either in the air or on the ground.
"Honeywell's 131-9A is the most popular APU for single-aisle commercial aircraft in the world today," said Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote. "Our APU has proved to be highly reliable, fuel efficient, and quiet in the millions of hours of in-flight service that it has recorded to date. We expect that it will be an important fixture on the C919 for many years to come. The 131-9A is one of many aerospace technologies developed by Honeywell, and we're looking forward to actively participating in the establishment and growth of the Chinese aviation industry."
The Letter of Intent was signed by Mr. Tim Mahoney, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, Mr. Wu Guanghui, Senior Vice President of COMAC, Mr. Yao Yuhai, Chairman of AVIC Dong'an, at a ceremony held in Nanjing today. Cote, Mr. Zhang Qingwei, Chairman of COMAC, Mr. Lin Zuoming, President of AVIC, Mr. Cao Wexing, Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province, and Mr. Zhu Shanlu, Secretary of Nanjing Municipal witnessed the signing.
"This is a win-win opportunity for both companies. We believe that Honeywell's leading technologies will make the C919 a more reliable and fuel-efficient aircraft. Honeywell's expertise will help to sharpen our competitiveness in the world market and we look forward to the cooperation," said Mr. Zhang Qingwei.
Source : Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON)
