Honeywell technologies drive airport efficiency

Celebrating 100 years in airport aviation, Honeywell is showcasing technologies for safer and smarter airports at the two-day Airports Security International Conference and Exhibition, which opens in Jeddah tomorrow (May 27).
“As soon as a passenger enters an airport, Honeywell technologies are present, making their experience faster, safer and more comfortable and secure right through to the destination,” said Norm Gilsdorf, president of Honeywell High Growth Regions Russia, Central Asia and Middle East.
“Our technologies drive efficiency in the terminal and in the air, delivering passenger security, improving runway and passenger safety, and raising airfield productivity, all of which makes flying safer, more productive and comfortable in any airport all over the world.”
Honeywell has a long history developing new technologies for the aviation industry; both on the airport and airline side.
The company is celebrating 100 years of innovation at airports this year, which started with an airfield lighting project in Berlin-Johannistal, Germany in 1913.
Other key innovations include the first autopilot in 1914, the first commercial weather radar system in 1954, the first automatic docking guidance system in 1995, the first deployment of the Follow the Greens automated routing concept in Inchoeon International Airport in 2008, and the first passenger service landing in Bremen utilizing our GBAS precision landing system in 2012.
Now, more than 500 airports worldwide use Honeywell’s technologies and services.
In October 2012, Honeywell opened its new research and technology center in Dhahran Techno Valley business cluster as a platform for engineering research and training excellence for Honeywell employees, industrial partners, and customers. In addition to the new center at the Dhahran Techno Valley, Honeywell’s site locations also include Riyadh, Jeddah and the key industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu.