New Delhi: Global aircraft engine maker Honeywell has inked a pact with domestic budget carrier IndiGo to supply avionics suite for the latter's Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Gurgaon-based IndiGo, the country's largest airline by market share, had last year placed order with the European aircraft-maker Airbus for supply of 250 A320neo planes.
IndiGo's A320neo fleet would feature Honeywell's smartrunway/smartlanding system, which increases awareness during taxi, takeoff and landing phases by helping pilots ensure that the aircraft has a stabilised approach and is configured to land, a release said.
"By providing IndiGo's new fleet with the latest technology, we are ensuring that India's fastest-growing domestic airline is increasing safety and efficiency," Honeywell Aerospace India president Arijit Ghosh said in the statement.
In addition to cockpit technologies, Honeywell will provide products and handle maintenance requirements for the Honeywell auxiliary power unit (APU) for IndiGo's new A320neo fleet, the company said.
The suite includes Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), which prevents controlled flight-into-terrain incidents by monitoring terrain and obstacles in proximity of the aircraft.
Similarly smartrunway/smartanding, which is also part of the avionics technology suite, is a software upgrade that improves a pilot's situational awareness and reduces the risk associated with runway incursions and excursions.
It provides precise aircraft positioning during taxiing, takeoff, final approach, landing and rollout, along with audio advisories and visual messaging to flight crews when an aircraft is approaching a runway too high or too fast or is improperly configured to land.
The SmartTraffic Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) provides the industry's longest-range surveillance capability and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) functionality.
