Flying together: Eric Visselli and partnering with the sky's giants

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Eric Visselli is the Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Sundstrand Auxiliary Power Systems, a subsidiary of the United Technologies Corporation that supplies aircraft power supply systems to major providers of the aviation industry.
 

Air travel has evolved several times since its beginnings early in the twentieth century. At first, boarding a plane that soars over mountains and crosses seas was reserved for the privileged, whose cabins were retrofitted for the needs of the people of their class. Then multi-class cabins that provided seats and amenities that depended largely on a passenger’s ability to pay were crafted. Eventually, budget carriers began taking off, making flying an accessible mode of transportation.

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Eric Visselli has been witness to the evolution of aviation, and must have ascertained that one factor remains constant despite the progress of the industry. For so long as aircraft are allowed to take off with people on board, the plane must be well-equipped and adequately powered from the moment it taxies off the runway until it touches down on its port of destination.


Recently, leading power systems provider Hamilton Sundstrand signed on with two major airlines for long-term partnerships that place Hamilton Sundstrand’s premium products in the airlines’ respective Embraer and Airbus fleets. Muscat-based airline Oman Air has signed on to have the company’s APS2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) installed in its Embraer fleet, while the Turkish Onur Air had the same product installed in its stable of Airbus craft.

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The APS2300 APU may be found in 800 Embraer craft of various models, while the same may be found in more than 1,700 Airbus craft the world over.


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