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Honeywell LAAS passes trials with flying colors
Honeywell has completed a series of GPS-guided autoland approaches to each of the four runways at Moses Lake Airfield in central Washington using a single

Honeywell has completed a series of GPS-guided autoland approaches to each of the four runways at Moses Lake Airfield in central Washington using a single Honeywell/Pelorus local-area augmentation system (LAAS) ground station. The successful trials, conducted over a 45-day period that ended in January, come just as
the FAA is preparing to award a major contract for the supply of 60 Cat I LAAS ground stations through 2007.

LAAS eventually will replace all categories of ILS as the preferred precision landing aid at many U.S. airports. Full-scale engineering development of LAAS is scheduled to get under way this year, after which procurement of LAAS ground equipment and installations at selected airports will begin. The competitive bid process is scheduled for this spring, and is to be followed by an FAA contract award by July.