Aero International (Regional) has chosen the Honeywell/Trimble HT1000 as standard option Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Navigation Management System on the ATR 42 and 72 regional airliners.
Certification is expected in the first quarter of 1997, and the HT1000 will also be available for retrofit through a field service bulletin offered by AI(R).
Honeywell and Trimble signed an alliance agreement in May to offer GPS navigation systems to the regional airline market.
Source: Flight Daily News
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