America West to Retrofit 87 Aircraft with Honeywell's EGPWS  

America West Airlines will retrofit 87 of its B-737s, B-757s and A320s with Honeywell's EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System). Approximately 50 of the newest aircraft in America West's fleet was delivered with factory-installed terrain alerting and warning systems.  

Honeywell's EGPWS compares aircraft location, as determined by the airplane’s navigation system, with a worldwide terrain database.  It provides pilots an electronic map of nearby terrain, color-coded according to terrain elevation. The system also sounds an audible alert if the aircraft comes within approximately one minute’s flying time of terrain when not in a landing configuration.

America West's retrofit program is designed to meet the FAA’s 2005 deadline for TAWS installation.  02-07-2003.

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