Honeywell Safety Technology installed in the 737 Fleet in Southwest
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Southwest Airlines equips all of its Boeing 737 planes with new technology aimed at improving runway safety.
Smartrunway and Smartlanding via Honeywell have already been activated on more than 700 southwest aircraft, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies announced.
“Smartrunway and Smartlanding help to increase situational awareness among flight crews in taxis, and promote a stable approach by taking off, landing with auditory and visual alerts,” Honeywell said in a press release. “It will help you actively inform your pilots when they’re flying too fast or when they’re being directed towards the wrong runway and break a series of events that could lead to runway accidents.”
The system is described as follows: Wall Street Journal It’s similar to the anti-collision system of a modern car.
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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 planes line up at Gates at Austinburgstrom International Airport on May 16, 2025. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
“Adding barriers to potentially bad outcomes is a really powerful tool,” Andrew Watterson, chief operating officer of Southwest, told the newspaper.
The move comes after several close calls at airports around the country.
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Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 plane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Dallas on May 10, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Back in March, a Southwest Airlines The flight was cancelled in Florida after the aircraft attempted to take off from the taxiway instead of the Orlando International Airport runway, officials said.
The incident comes days after the National Road Safety Commission issued a preliminary report suggesting that the sun’s glare could be a contribution to the near misses reached. Southwest Airlines Jet At Chicago Midway International Airport in February.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxis at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Southwest Airlines We did not respond immediately to FOX business requests in comments.
“Today’s pilots face challenges such as unpredictable weather and dense traffic in limited airspaces, forcing them to make a brief decision during takeoff and landing,” said Jim Currier, president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, in a statement.
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“Fortunately, as the challenges evolve, so does technology that provides the information you need in real time,” he said. “Southwest continues to place pilots and passengers first by investing in Smalton Way and smart landing software across the fleet.”
Greg Norman of Fox Business contributed to this report.