Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has completed the installation for their SmartPath Precision Landing System at Bremen Airport in Germany.

Honeywell's technology is a ground-based augmentation system that supports precision approach and landings using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite data and transmits digital guidance signals to aircraft systems. Installation of the SmartPath system in Bremen is done under a contract with DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, the German ANS Provider. The SmartPath system in Bremen provides differential GPS corrections to be used to supplement the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the airport. Currently, aircraft use ILS, an older technology with technical limitations that impact flight path flexibility and airport throughput. ILS is also susceptible to signal interference by weather and obstacles. This can result in significant disruptions to airport traffic and cause delays. Replacing ILS with GBAS technology has been identified in the FAA's NextGen and Eurocontrol's SESAR programs as critical enablers for improving air traffic capacity. Honeywell's Bremen installation is one of eight Honeywell GBAS stations operating worldwide, with additional installations planned at airports in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2009.