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This is the third APU agreement that Honeywell
has secured with an airline in the past six months
in the Asia Pacific region. In February, Honeywell
signed an agreement with Garuda Indonesia to maintain
the APUs for the airline’s new A320 fleet.
In April, Honeywell also secured an agreement
with SilkAir to maintain APUs for the airline’s
new B737 fleet.
“Within the last six months, we have sealed
three maintenance agreements in the Asia Pacific
region. This shows the confidence that airlines
in the region have in Honeywell’s APUs, which
are well-known for their high reliability and
improved fuel efficiency,” said Brian Davis,
vice president, Asia Pacific, Airlines, Honeywell
Aerospace. “Vietnam’s international
market is the least untapped among all the key
markets in Southeast Asia; low-cost carriers currently
account for only 13 percent of international passenger
seat capacity in Vietnam, and Honeywell is well-poised
to strengthen its presence in the market through
its partnership with fast-growing VietJet.”
Honeywell is also committed to providing VietJet
with a total framework for business and technical
support. With an established Honeywell APU facility
based in Singapore since 1978, VietJet will gain
full access and support for the maintenance of
its APUs close to its home base. In addition,
a customer core team will ensure operational efficiency
for VietJet and provide support for the airline’s
future growth.
“With long-standing reputation and good
support services of Honeywell, VietJet and Honeywell
decided to sign a long-term partnership agreement
on providing technical, training and other supports
for VietJet’s fleet and prepare for it’s
long-run sustainable development,” said Managing
Director Luu Duc Khanh of VietJet.
Honeywell’s APUs undergo stringent stress
tests, one of which requires the APUs to start
at 41,000 feet and -100°F, and results have
been consistent with the delivery of high performance
reliability and improved fuel efficiency. This
will in turn allow VietJet to lower its total
cost of ownership and increase overall efficiency.
In February this year, VietJet finalized a major
order of up to 100 Airbus A320s to meet its future
expansion plans. VietJet took to the skies in
2011 and is the first private airline in Vietnam
to operate domestic and international flights.
Today the airline operates the most modern and
newest fleet in Vietnam and the region, including
16 leased A320s on a network covering 25 routes,
including domestic destinations, Bangkok, Seoul
and Kunming in China.
Proven Reliability, and Best-in-Class Service
Honeywell APUs are found on the majority of
aircraft worldwide and are available in 20 basic
models and 41 variants. To date, Honeywell Aerospace
has delivered more than 64,800 APUs, used in more
than 150 applications, since 1952.
The APU provides primary or backup electrical
power for environmental, cockpit and hydraulic
systems during flight. In 2009, the Honeywell
131-9A APU played a critical role in the emergency
landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s
Hudson River, ensuring the safety of 155 passengers
onboard.
Last year, the 131-9 series APU became the second
from Honeywell’s family of APUs to surpass
100 million hours in service across more than
7,500 narrow-body aircraft around the world, such
as the Boeing 737, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, and
Airbus A319, A320 and A321 models.
Notably, thousands of Honeywell Aerospace products
and services are found on virtually every commercial,
defense and space aircraft worldwide. The Aerospace
business unit develops and integrates technologies
that span air traffic modernization, flight and
runway safety, engines, cockpit and cabin electronics,
connectivity, logistics and more that deliver
safe, efficient, productive and comfortable transportation-related
experiences.
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