Honeywell’s Most Fuel-Efficient Auxiliary Power Unit Selected by China Eastern Airlines for Their A320 Fleet
November 5, 2008
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PHOENIX, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
announced today that its newest fuel-saving Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) has
been selected to provide air conditioning, main engine starting and
electrical power for China Eastern Airlines’ recent order of 30 Airbus A320
aircraft.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Honeywell also secured a maintenance agreement with China Eastern to
service the APUs. This 10-year contract covers the airline’s added A320
single-aisle planes, scheduled for delivery over the next three years.
“Technology incorporated into Honeywell’s APU reduces fuel consumption
by more than 5 percent, reducing emissions and total cost of ownership over
other APUs in the field,” said Mike Madsen, Honeywell Aerospace Vice
President of Airlines. “These benefits are expected provide China Eastern
more than $300,000 per year in fuel savings.”
Honeywell’s 131-9A APU originally entered service in 1998 and is in use
on more than 1,400 aircraft by 90 customers.
Honeywell’s aftermarket service programs provide a comprehensive range
of maintenance and asset availability solutions to support airline
operations throughout the life span of the aircraft. Honeywell’s wide
ranging maintenance services can also be customized to create specific
solutions that allow airlines to better manage and predict maintenance
spending, asset requirements and repair needs, while lowering operating
expenses with a reduced total cost of ownership.
Honeywell International is a $38 billion diversified technology and
manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry;
automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in
Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York,
London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For additional information, please
visit http://www.honeywell.com. Based in Phoenix, Honeywell’s aerospace
business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines,
systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines,
business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations.
VIASPACE Meets With Customers at Largest U.S. Fuel Cell Show
November 5, 2008
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — VIASPACE Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: VSPC) exhibited its products and met with current and
potential customers and business partners at the Fuel Cell Seminar held in
Phoenix, AZ October 28-30, 2008. With 1700 attendees, the Fuel Cell Seminar
is the largest fuel cell technical meeting and exhibition in the United
States.
VIASPACE and its subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation
(DMFCC) had a prominent booth near the exhibit entrance. The VIASPACE
display featured disposable fuel cartridges for portable electronics, the
HS-1000 fuel cell humidity sensor, a fuel cell test station by Taiwanese
partner Hephas Energy, and molded carbon fuel cell components and a fuel
cell backup power system by partner GasHub of Singapore. In many
applications, fuel cells will be hybridized with batteries, and VIASPACE
showed its lines of lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries, as well as
its BA-1000 Battery Electrode Health Analyzer product.
A hit with attendees was a folding electric commuter bicycle produced
by 3rd Millennium Energy, and powered by VIASPACE lithium polymer battery.
The bike has a range of forty miles and can be easily folded so it can be
carried onto a bus or commuter train, or stored in the trunk of a car.
Since the bike is already electric, it is straightforward to adapt it to a
fuel cell.
VAISPACE and DMFCC CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen stated, “The Fuel Cell
Seminar is a great opportunity to meet both new and established customers.
Our partners from Tokai Bussan in Japan, Hephas in Taiwan and GasHub in
Singapore helped staff the booth, so we could communicate with customers in
their native languages. I was also able to meet with our cartridge
customers including Samsung, and Japanese cartridge partner Sato Group.”
About VIASPACE (OTCBB: VSPC) — Founded in 1998 with the objective of
transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the
Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve
today’s complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and
software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. VIASPACE is committed to alternative energy and green
technologies. For more information, please see http://www.VIASPACE.com or
contact Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications, at 800-517-8050 or
IR@VIASPACE.com.
Raytheon to Modernize F-15E Radar
November 5, 2008
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — A system design and
development award from Boeing will allow Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to
launch its latest active electronically scanned array radar program for the
U. S. Air Force.
The F-15E radar modernization will incorporate AESA technology
developed by the company for the Air Force F-15C and the Navy F/A-18 Super
Hornet, currently on deployment.
“Maintaining the momentum on our high-performance AESA programs is
critical because it results in technological advances that will keep our
aviators at the cutting edge of combat operations today and in the future,”
said Dr. Tom Kennedy, vice president for Tactical Airborne Systems.
Since selection by Boeing last November, the AESA team has been working
on some early software and design development initiatives, according to
Kennedy.
“The F-15E is the backbone of the Air Force,” said Mark Bass, Boeing
F-15 vice president. “The addition of an AESA radar, along with other
planned technology insertions and system upgrades, will ensure the F-15E
remains the mainstay of the Air Force for decades.”
Raytheon’s advanced multi-role AESA radar systems are the radar of
choice for the F-15C, F-15E, F/A-18E/F and EA-18G. The technology is
approved for export to various international customers, including Singapore
and Australia, and is part of Boeing’s Super Hornet offering in India’s
current fighter competition.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Jet Aviation
November 5, 2008
Transaction creates worldwide business-jet support network and expands
General Dynamics’ Aerospace operations into global flight-support services.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics
(NYSE: GD) today completed its acquisition of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet
Aviation for CHF 2.45 billion (approximately $2.18 billion) from Dreamliner
Lux S.a.r.l., a company controlled by the Permira Funds. The companies
announced the plans for the acquisition in August.
Jet Aviation was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the
world’s leading business-aviation services companies. Approximately 5,600
Jet Aviation employees cater to clients’ needs from 25 airport facilities
throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America.
Services provided include maintenance, repair and overhaul; completions and
refurbishments; engineering; fixed base operations (FBO); aircraft
management, flight support and global executive-jet charter services; and
aircraft sales, acquisitions and personnel services. In the past three
years, under the control of the Permira Funds, Jet Aviation has developed
from a family owned business to a global leader in business aviation
services.
Jet Aviation will continue serving the entire aircraft manufacturing
community and its global client base as a new business unit within the
General Dynamics Aerospace group operating under the Jet Aviation and
Midcoast Aviation brands. Current management will remain in place.
“We are very pleased to add Jet Aviation to the industry leading
portfolio of business-aviation products and services that currently are
provided by the General Dynamics Aerospace group, and to partner with the
current management team to continue its success. As a unit of General
Dynamics, Jet Aviation positions us to capture additional growth
opportunities in the business-aviation market,” said Nicholas D. Chabraja,
General Dynamics chairman and chief executive officer.
Jet Aviation and its principal subsidiary companies, Midcoast Aviation
(St. Louis, Mo.) and Savannah Air Center (Savannah, Ga.), operate in nine
U.S. locations, including Bedford/Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas and
San Antonio, Texas; Lambert, Mo.; Palm Beach, Fla.; and Teterboro, N.J. The
company also operates facilities in Basel, Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland;
Beijing and Hong Kong, China; Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hannover and Kassel,
Germany; Dubai, UAE; Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia; London Biggin Hill, U.K.; Moscow Vnukovo, Russia; and Singapore.
More information about the company is available online at
http://www.jetaviation.com.
The General Dynamics Aerospace group designs, develops, manufacturers
and services a comprehensive offering of advanced business-jet aircraft,
and has a strong reputation for superior aircraft design, safety, quality
and reliability; technologically advanced onboard systems; and
award-winning product support.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in
business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and
munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and
technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online
at http://www.gd.com.
DHL Implements ioimage Video Analytics in Key European Hubs
November 4, 2008
ioimage Intelligent Video to Protect Over a Billion Shipments Per Year
HERZLIYA, Israel, November 4 /PRNewswire/ — ioimage, the pioneer of
intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity announced today its
video analytics solution has been implemented at several DHL Express sites
throughout Europe, including Heathrow Airport in the UK and Leipzig Airport
in Germany, as well as ground hubs, terminals and other facilities in Bonn,
Germany, Genk, Belgium, and Budapest, Hungary. DHL locations in Spain and
Italy are also currently being equipped with ioimage intelligent video
while similar projects are in the pipeline in a number of other European
countries.
DHL Express is the leading global provider of international road, air
and rail-based courier and express services. In a project spanning the past
three years, the company has been upgrading its security systems in Europe
in order to enhance the security of its facilities and comply with EU
regulations. A key component in the upgrade is the incorporation of video
analytics, serving to detect intruders and perimeter breaches, protect
against theft and identify suspicious activity around the aircraft and in
the facilities. These applications are crucial to secure DHL’s ground
operation and airport sorting hubs, where thousands of packages are
delivered every hour. Furthermore, once the cargo has been screened, EU
security regulations stipulate it must be constantly monitored until
take-off.
All of the sites presented unique security challenges with regards to
size and structural and operational complexity. For example, the new
aviation hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport, DHL’s main distribution hub
measuring 48000 sqm, entails surveillance of up to 1,500 tons of freight
and up to 60 aircraft daily. Pinpointing only relevant incidents out of
thousands of activities monitored by immense CCTV array, ioimage’s video
analytics enables DHL to conduct practical and effective surveillance.
After rigorously testing head to head several analytics vendors and
sensor products, DHL selected ioimage intelligent video to monitor these
critical sites. ioimage’s solution proved to be the most effective and the
most efficient in dealing with environmental challenges and overcoming the
problem of multiple false alarms, significantly reducing the number of
human guards required to perform security tasks. ioimage’s intelligent
video appliances were also able to seamlessly integrate with existing DHL
security system components.
DHL European security management works closely with ioimage in
developing security solutions, expressed with uncompromising support from
ioimage in finding pragmatic and cost effective solutions in demanding
field conditions.
“ioimage is pleased to have been selected to help secure the shipments
moving through some of DHL’s major European hubs,” said Zeev Farkash,
ioimage VP Sales & Customer Services. “Our video analytics solutions are
proving to deliver the highest measurable Return on Investment for complex
installations such as these.”
About DHL
DHL is the global market leader of the international express and
logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized
solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and
ocean freight, overland transport, contract logistic solutions as well as
international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an
in-depth understanding of local markets. With some 300,000 employees, DHL’s
international network links more than 225 countries and territories
worldwide. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, DHL is a Deutsche Post World
Net brand. The group generated revenues of more than 63 billion euros (more
than $93 billion) in 2007. For more information on DHL, please visit
http://www.dhl.com.
About ioimage
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, provides
high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in self sustained
video analytics, designed and packaged for simplicity. ioimage offers a new
approach to video security by transforming surveillance into a proactive,
event-driven process. Founded in 2000, ioimage offers edge and centralized
DSP-based devices for real-time detection, alert and tracking of intruders,
vehicles and other threats, leading to enhanced safety and security for
government, public and commercial organizations. Recognized as the world’s
market leader for intelligent cameras and encoders since 2005 with over 37
percent of the market, ioimage operates in 35 countries through a network
of more than 100 partners.
Air China Cargo Orders 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters
November 4, 2008
SEATTLE, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air
China Cargo today announced that the carrier will add three 747-400 Boeing
Converted Freighters (BCF) to its cargo fleet.
The modification work on the three Combi airplanes will take place at
Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) in Xiamen, China. They previously were
operated by Air China.
“We look forward to our Boeing 747-400BCFs being of the same high
quality as the factory-built freighters we operate,” said Air China Cargo
President Yao Jun. “Since Boeing is responsible for the modification, we
know that these airplanes will receive the superior customer support that
we have come to expect from Boeing.”
Air China Cargo currently operates eight freighters, including three
747-400 Freighters delivered new in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as two
other 747-400 Freighters on lease and three 747-200 Freighters.
“The 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter provides an economical solution
for Air China Cargo to profitably grow its business,” said Dan da Silva,
vice president of Sales for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. “Air China
Cargo recognizes, as does the world, the superior reliability, efficiency
and value of the 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter.”
Modifications include a side cargo door addition, a strengthened
main-deck floor, full main-deck lining installation, provisions for a new
cargo handling system and complete revisions to the airplane systems. The
747-400BCF has positions for 30 pallets on the main deck — volume which is
comparable to the 747-400 production freighter.
As the manufacturer, Boeing offers customers a low-risk, high-value
conversion based on its engineering and certification expertise,
unsurpassed customer support and on-time delivery. The customer receives
the same world- class customer support as new-airplane customers.
High-value support packages may be incorporated during the conversion
process, including avionics and flight-deck upgrades, customized
maintenance programs and operational improvement products and services such
Airplane Health Monitoring and Maintenance Performance Toolbox.
More than 300 747 Freighters, the standard for the global air cargo
industry, are operating today, providing about half the world’s
dedicated-freighter capacity.
Air China Cargo, which was formed in late 2003, provides cargo services
to 36 cities in 27 countries around the world.
NASA Selects Astronomy Student Ambassadors
November 4, 2008
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Forty-six undergraduate
and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local
communities as recipients of the agency’s International Year of Astronomy,
or IYA, Student Ambassadors Program.
Two of the students were chosen to attend the opening ceremonies of an
IYA event in Paris in January 2009. The students representing NASA at the
ceremonies are Rebecca Holmes, a sophomore at the University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill who is majoring in physics and astronomy, and Norberto
Gonzalez, a junior at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo with a
biology concentration.
The IYA Student Ambassadors Program is designed to encourage
undergraduate and graduate students to participate in IYA activities and
generate excitement about NASA’s discoveries in astrophysics, planetary
science and solar physics within their local communities and beyond. These
students will serve as role models to others.
“NASA is a major partner in the United States’ celebration of IYA
activities,” said Hashima Hasan, NASA’s Astrophysics education and public
outreach lead in Washington. “The Student Ambassadors Program is just one
of many activities the agency has planned throughout the coming year.”
The ambassadors were selected from more than 150 online applications.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, full-time students and participate in
activities that align with NASA’s IYA goals.
The National Space Grant Foundation manages the IYA Student Ambassadors
Program through a grant from NASA.
First Rocket Parts of NASA’s New Launch System Arrive in Florida
November 4, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The first major
flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin
preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency’s next-generation
launch system. The test flight is targeted for July 12, 2009.
The Ares I-X upper stage simulator traveled to Port Canaveral aboard
the Delta Mariner, a ship that also transports the Delta IV rocket for
United Launch Alliance. The journey began Oct. 22 on the Ohio River as the
barge traveled toward the Mississippi River for its voyage to Port
Canaveral. By Nov. 6, the flight hardware will have been moved off the
barge into high bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center.
The upper stage simulator consists of 11 individual components that
were designed and manufactured during a two-year period at NASA’s Glenn
Research Center in Cleveland. The components represent the size, outer
shape and weight of the second stage of the Ares I rocket, and will be
integrated together in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The upper stage
simulator eventually will be stacked atop the solid rocket booster segments
of the Ares I-X rocket.
Honeywell Wins First Production Contract for Its T-Hawk(TM) Micro Air Vehicle
November 4, 2008
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Production Contract Valued at $65 Million
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Provides ‘Eye in the Sky’ and Real-Time Data
PHOENIX, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
announced today that it has received a $65 million production contract for
its Micro Air Vehicle, known as the T-Hawk(TM).
The $65 million agreement is for 90 T-Hawk(TM) systems. Each system
consists of two T-Hawk(TM) vehicles and one ground control unit, spares,
training for operators and maintainers, and field support. Hardware
deliveries of the 90 systems will begin in the second quarter of 2009 and
conclude in December 2009.
Each T-Hawk(TM) is small enough to carry in a backpack and is equipped
with video cameras that relay information back to foot soldiers using a
portable handheld terminal. The circular vehicle, weighing 17 pounds and 14
inches in diameter, can easily fly down to inspect hazardous areas for
threats without exposing warfighters to enemy fire. Honeywell’s T-Hawk(TM)
also has the unique ability to take off and land vertically from complex
desert and urban terrains without using runways or helipads.
“Honeywell’s versatile and highly capable T-Hawk(TM) will help our
warfighters conduct more effective missions while keeping them out of
harm’s way,” said Ed Wheeler, President, Honeywell Defense and Space. “Our
T-Hawk(TM) delivers more than 40 minutes of flight endurance, more than 40
knots of airspeed and will operate to altitudes of more than 7,000 feet.”
The system has been deployed in Iraq to keep American troops safer by
identifying enemy threats from the sky. The deployment is the first time a
ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been used during combat
missions.
“Honeywell has unsurpassed experience in developing ducted-fan vertical
takeoff and landing unmanned air vehicles,” Wheeler said. “Our highly
precise controls allow the T-Hawk(TM) to operate at very high altitudes or
just inches from the ground, providing unprecedented hover and stare
capabilities for enemy detection or other missions in war zones.”
The system requires minimal operator training and includes two airborne
vehicles and a portable ground station used to guide the aircraft and
receive images from the cameras. The ground station can be used to program
a flight path for the T-Hawk(TM) or control it manually. The aircraft also
can be optionally equipped with electro-optical cameras for daylight
operations or infrared cameras for night missions.
A civilian version of this technology is being evaluated by the Miami
Dade Police Department for law enforcement applications.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Announces Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Upgrade Colombia BLACK HAWK Helicopters
November 4, 2008
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STRATFORD, Conn., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sikorsky Aerospace
Services, the aftermarket company of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., today
announced a multimillion- dollar contract to convert six Colombian Air
Force UH-60A BLACK HAWK helicopters into the more modern UH-60L
configuration. Two additional upgrade kits also are included in the
program. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX).
The U.S. Army and Sikorsky Aerospace Services have performed A-to-L
conversions on U.S. Army BLACK HAWK helicopters. Colombia operates the
world’s third-largest BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet, and with this new
contract becomes the first international customer for the A-to-L conversion
program.
“As the BLACK HAWK helicopter manufacturer, Sikorsky is uniquely
qualified to do this work for governments around the world. We expect to
significantly grow this part of our Global Maintenance and Modifications
business,” said David Adler, President of Sikorsky Aerospace Services.
The A-to-L conversion program includes a T700-701D engine upgrade for
increased power and reliability, an enhanced main gearbox with increased
durability, new flight controls and wiring harnesses, and avionics and
instrument panel modifications. The Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance unit of
Sikorsky Aerospace Services will perform most of the work at its Chase
Field, Texas, facility. Sikorsky Aerospace Services’ Helicopter Support,
Inc. (H.S.I.) unit will procure the parts and manage the program.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader
in helicopter design, manufacture and service. Its Sikorsky Aerospace
Services business designs and applies advanced logistics and supply chain
solutions for commercial rotary, military rotary and fixed wing customers.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services comprises Derco Aerospace, Inc., Helicopter
Support, Inc., Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, Composite Technology, Inc.,
and Sikorsky Aircraft Australia – Helitech, and offers complete aftermarket
support solutions globally.
Sikorsky Aircraft’s mission statement reflects the company’s long
commitment to safety and innovation: “We pioneer flight solutions that
bring people home everywhere… every time(TM).” More information is
available at the interactive http://www.sikorsky.com Web site.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, provides a
broad range of high technology products and support services to the
aerospace and building systems industries.
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