FAA To Require Changes In Honeywell Windshear Detection Systems

FAA said yesterday it plans to order U.S. airlines to replace the software in Honeywell windshear detection systems on 1,618 transport aircraft because they may not give pilots enough warning that they are encountering windshear when the aircraft's flaps are in motion. FAA's action stems from a...

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