Omni Taxi Aéreo Upgrades AW139 Fleet with Honeywell's Advanced Weather Radar

Honeywell Aerospace has partnered with Omni Taxi Aéreo to upgrade its fleet of 33 Leonardo AW139 helicopters with Honeywell's IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system.

The decision reflects Omni's focus on safety and operational reliability in offshore missions, where weather conditions can be unpredictable.

RDR-7000 provides pilots with earlier and clearer warnings of hazardous weather, including turbulence, hail, lightning, and wind shear, by continuously scanning the atmosphere and building a real-time picture of conditions along the flight path.

Independent testing has shown that the system can help predict turbulence with up to 93% accuracy, reducing the likelihood of a turbulence-related incident by more than half.