Emirates Airlines to Equip Fleet with Honeywell Runway Safety System

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Emirates Airlines to Equip Fleet with Honeywell Runway Safety System

Emirates Airlines will equip its entire Boeing and Airbus fleet with Honeywell's RAAS (runway awareness and advisory system) to increase its pilot's situational awareness during taxi, takeoff and landing.

RAAS helps prevent runway incursions and other safety anomalies by comparing the aircraft's GPS position against a database of runways to pinpoint the aircraft's location. If warranted, RAAS will provide aural advisories for a variety of situations including:

When entering a runway and when on a runway.
When sitting on a runway for an extended period of time.
An inadvertent take-off attempt from a taxiway.
A take-off from a short runway or approach to land on a short runway.
Runway distance remaining call-outs during rejected take-off or long landings.
An optional advisory for identifying the runway on final approach to land.

The system works in concert with Honeywell's EGPWS (enhanced ground proximity warning system).

Delivery will begin in 2008. Emirates 110 aircraft fleet includes B-777s, A330s, 340s and A310s fleets. 11-15-2007.

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