Honeywell’s 1-megawatt hybrid-electric power unit is built around the HGT1700 auxiliary power unit from the Airbus A350. Credit: Honeywell Aerospace As interest grows in larger and more capable ...

Honeywell has completed ground testing of the HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) designed for the Airbus A350 XWB. The company says the APU passed the first engine to test (FETT) phase in October of ...

Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus ...

Lufthansa Technik has won two separate contracts to service auxiliary power units (APU) for the Airbus A350 fleets of South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines and flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. The German ...