GENEVA, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
Aerospace's (NYSE: HON) SmartPath® Ground-Based
Augmentation System and EGTS™ electric taxiing system technologies
have been recognized by the Air Transport Action Group as solutions
that can help support the aviation industry's goal to reduce CO2
emissions from 2005 in half by 2050. The two technologies were
included in the Aviation Climate Solutions report, a collection of
100 examples of how the aviation industry is collaborating to cut
carbon dioxide emissions and help reduce its impact on climate
change, released at the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in
Geneva, Switzerland.
"We are committed to helping the aviation industry reduce its
effect on climate change and are continuing to develop innovative
technologies that pave the way for cleaner air travel," said
Aileen M. McDowall, vice president,
Air Transport and Regional, Europe, Middle
East, Africa and
India, Honeywell Aerospace. "EGTS
electric taxiing system and SmartPath Ground-Based Augmentation
System (GBAS) are two game-changing technologies that can help the
industry reduce emissions and improve air traffic management."
"The aviation industry has proactively taken a lead reducing the
impact of climate change, putting in place a framework of goals to
reduce emissions from air transport," said Michael Gill, executive director of the Air
Transport Action Group. "Through our case studies, it is evident
how different parts of the industry globally, including Honeywell,
are working together to support a greener environment."
About SmartPath
Honeywell's SmartPath GBAS
system augments GPS signals so they can be used for precision
navigation in the approach and landing phases of flight. The
flexibility provided by GBAS may produce a significant reduction of
carbon emissions, increase airport capacity, decrease air traffic
noise, reduce weather-related delays, and reduce operating costs
for aircraft operators and air navigation service
providers. The project is a component of the Federal Aviation
Administration's Next Generation Air Transportation System and
changes today's ground-based air navigation system to a much
more efficient satellite-based navigation system that uses the same
GPS technology used in cars today.
The Aviation Climate Solutions report was released at the Global
Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva,
Switzerland, to reaffirm the industry's commitment to
climate action, and calls on governments to support it with the
development of a global market-based measure for aviation
emissions, improved efficiency in air traffic management, and
accelerating research for alternative fuels and new technology.
About EGTS
The EGTS electric taxiing system,
developed by Honeywell and Safran, enables aircraft to avoid using
their main engines during taxiing and instead taxi autonomously
under their own electrical power. Similar to a hybrid car using
electrical power at slow speeds, EGTS will improve airline
operating efficiency during taxi operations and cut fuel
consumption by up to 4 percent per flight cycle. EGTS will reduce
noise, eliminate up to 61 percent of carbon dioxide and up to 51
percent of nitrogen oxide emissions during taxi operations, and
relieve apron area congestion. It also will improve on-time
departure, and allow passengers to deplane faster as a result of
smoother ground handling operations.
Supporting Resources
- Download the full Aviation Climate Solutions report
- Read more about The Air Transport Action Group
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