Steve Nichols
Honeywell will claim a world first later this month when a Continental Airlines MD-83 flight becomes the first revenue service to land using a GPS landing system (GLS).
On 21 September, the aircraft will fly two approaches into New York Newark and Minneapolis-St Paul using the SLS system developed by Honeywell and Pelorus Navigation.
The SLS-2000 is the only GLS to have received FAA acceptance for its ground-based system and Honeywell has received orders from several airports in the USA and abroad.
Announcing the flight at Farnborough, Mark Howes, vice-president of Honeywell Airport Systems, says: "This flight will be the culmination of a very big year for our Satellite Landing System.
"The aviation industry has been looking to GPS-based technology to increase operating efficiency and safety at airports and the SLS-2000 delivers just that."
Source: Flight Daily News
