Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Gulfstream are making it easier for Gulfstream GV owners and operators to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization, European Aviation Safety Administration and Federal Aviation Administration’s upcoming flight safety mandates.
Achieving certification for the mandate, called Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+, means that Gulfstream GV operators will be able to easily upgrade existing cockpit technologies with a more modern communication and navigation system that delivers more efficient flight routes and fuel savings.
Gulfstream GV operators will now be able to easily upgrade to compliant technology through existing hardware, instead of installing new cockpit systems, which makes meeting the 2020 mandates deadline more cost-effective. The FANS 1/A+ system also equips pilots to take advantage of the North Atlantic Track System — the trans-Atlantic flight paths set every day based on wind conditions — to optimize flight time and fuel savings, and help lower operational costs. The upgrade will enhance safety and make traveling to and from Europe more efficient.
The newly certified system is the only fully integrated solution for FANS and was specifically developed by Honeywell and Gulfstream to fully integrate with the aircraft’s cockpit – ensuring optimal performance with the existing avionics systems. Other key benefits include the ability to retain full flight management system performance with continued autothrottle operation and retention of full vertical navigation guidance.
Honeywell and Gulfstream are also planning on certifying upgrade solutions for the GIV and GIV-SP aircraft for this FANS mandate.
霍尼韦尔航空航天集团（纽约证券交易所代码：HON）正与湾流通力合作，帮助湾流GV系列的客户和运营商更为轻松地达到国际民航组织、欧洲航空安全局和美国联邦航空管理局即将颁布的飞行安全要求。
新获认证的未来空中导航系统（FANS）1/A+正是根据这一全新强制规定应运而生，该系统可以帮助湾流GV的运营商轻松升级现有驾驶舱中的通讯及导航系统，从而更加高效地规划飞行路径并降低燃油消耗。
湾流GV系列的运营商从即刻开始就可以在现有硬件的基础上轻松升级配套技术，无需重新安装新的驾驶舱系统，以最佳性价比在2020年全新飞行安全要求截止日期前完成升级。升级后，FANS 1/A+系统将为飞行员配备北大西洋追踪系统（North Atlantic Track System）。该系统可以根据每天的风况设定穿越大西洋的飞行路径，从而节省飞行时间和油耗，降低运营成本。此次升级将提升欧洲航线的飞行安全和效率。
新获认证的FANS 1/A+系统是FANS唯一的全集成解决方案，由霍尼韦尔和湾流合作开发，旨在与飞机驾驶舱全面集成，确保现有航电系统能够发挥其最佳性能。该系统还能够在持续的自动油门操作期间保持飞行管理系统的全部性能和完整的垂直导航制导。
此外，霍尼韦尔和湾流正在筹划湾流GIV和湾流GIV-SP机型针对FANS规定的升级解决方案。
