Honeywell Aerospace
Honeywell Aerospace, the avionics, engine and systems arm of Honeywell, sells predictive maintenance and connected-aircraft analytics that stream aircraft data into its Forge platform.
Its AI tools include GoDirect Connected Maintenance, which predicts auxiliary power unit failures, Ensemble, introduced in 2024, which sends business-jet engine data over a Wi-Fi gateway to Forge, where an algorithm flags compressor anomalies early, PTMD trend monitoring for its engines and Forge Flight Efficiency. It also sells Forge connectivity and cabin services and RECON health monitoring for helicopters. Its avionics, engines and auxiliary power units are not counted as AI here.
Cathay Pacific signed for GoDirect Connected Maintenance on more than 60 A330 auxiliary power units in 2017, and reported delay minutes cut by 51 per cent in trials, a Honeywell figure. No newer named airline deployment has been verified; customer figures come from Honeywell itself.
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Products & Solutions
10 productsHoneywell Forge for Airlines
Honeywell Forge for Airlines is the aviation industry's first prescriptive maintenance solution, combining predictive analytics, cognitive diagnostics, and connected aircraft technologies.
- Industry's first prescriptive maintenance solution, predicts AND prescribes action
- Advanced predictive analytics, alerts of impending failures with prescribed actions
- Cognitive diagnostics, accelerates time-to-fix
- Wireless data transfer to/from aircraft
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- Covers 12+ ATA chapters including APU (Ch 49), hydraulics, electrical, pneumatics
- PTMD APU monitoring integrated, 100+ airlines, 4,000 APUs
- 30-50% reduction in APU operational disruptions
- 99% predictive accuracy
- 10-15% reduction in costly premature removals
- No-fault-found rate reduced to 1.5%
Technical specifications (1)
- IIoT-based platform. Machine learning and cognitive diagnostics. Wireless ACARS/datalink integration. Covers ATA chapters including APU (Ch 49), hydraulics, electrical, pneumatics. Cloud-based analytics.
Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Aerospace
Cloud-based AI and machine learning platform launched April 2024 for commercial aerospace manufacturing and MRO facilities. Combines predictive maintenance, site optimization, and workforce intelligence into one solution to modernize production and lower operational costs.
Addresses unplanned downtime, aging fleets, higher maintenance costs, supply chain challenges, and siloed data management in aerospace manufacturing and MRO operations. Helps organizations prioritize among large volumes of open maintenance actions.
- AI and machine learning-driven predictive maintenance
- Site optimization tools for aerospace manufacturing and MRO facilities
- Workforce intelligence for operational planning
- Asset management and location tracking across large sites
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- Operational awareness dashboards
- Data-driven decision support for reducing downtime
- Integration of predictive maintenance, site optimization, and workforce intelligence in a single platform
- Planned expansion: FedRAMP-compliant version for defense industry (announced, not yet released)
Technical specifications (4)
- Cloud-based SaaS platform
- Built on Honeywell Forge Industrial IoT software architecture
- AI/ML models for maintenance prediction and asset performance
- Hardware-agnostic infrastructure
PTMD — Predictive Trend Monitoring and Diagnostics
Honeywell PTMD (Predictive Trend Monitoring and Diagnostics) monitors Honeywell Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for 100+ airlines across 4,000+ APUs to reduce maintenance costs and improve troubleshooting.
- APU health monitoring for 100+ airlines
- 4,000+ APUs enrolled globally
- Integrated into Honeywell Forge Connected Maintenance
- Reduces maintenance costs and troubleshooting time
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- Fleet management health information
- Free trial available to all Forge customers
Technical specifications (1)
- Machine learning APU health monitoring. Integrated with Forge analytics platform. Covers ATA Chapter 49 (APU). Data integration projects prioritised first-come, first-served.
Honeywell Anthem Avionics System
Next-generation integrated flight deck introduced in 2021, described as Honeywell's sixth generation of avionics. Always-on, cloud-connected cockpit system with an intuitive touch interface, customizable layouts, and embedded AI-enabled safety and maintenance features.
Reduces pilot workload and preflight preparation time, improves situational awareness and decision-making, enables proactive maintenance through real-time connectivity, and supports the path toward single-pilot operations and advanced air mobility.
- Cloud-connected integrated flight deck
- Customizable cockpit layout with touch interface
- PilotPredict toolbar for intuitive, interrupt-friendly data entry
- Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System (ROAAS)
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- 3D Taxi Assist with Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
- Electronic Checklists and Electronic Flight Bag integration
- Flight Management System with user-friendly flight planning interface
- Real-time data connectivity between aircraft and ground infrastructure
- Cloud Data Automation for post-landing data offload
- Proactive maintenance algorithms with real-time maintenance data streaming
- Augmented reality overlays for enhanced situational awareness
- GPS jamming and spoofing detection and mitigation (in development)
- 50% reduction in size, weight, and power vs. Honeywell Primus Epic
Technical specifications (5)
- 50% reduction in size, weight, and power compared to Honeywell Primus Epic integrated avionics system
- Sixth generation Honeywell avionics architecture
- Modular and scalable design
- Cloud-connected; pilots can upload flight plans and preferences from personal devices before flight
- Compatible with: large passenger aircraft, cargo planes, business jets, general aviation, advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles, turboprops
Honeywell Ensemble
End-to-end digital maintenance solution for Honeywell business jet turbofan engines, launched October 22, 2024. Available exclusively through Honeywell's propulsion Maintenance Service Plan (MSP).
Eliminates reactive maintenance for business jet turbofan engines by automatically detecting and alerting operators to impending failures before they cause operational disruption, reducing unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
- Automatic engine data downloads after every flight for analysis and compliance
- Near real-time engine performance monitoring via EngineCompressorAI algorithm
- Tracks vibration, inter-turbine temperature, engine pressures, fuel consumption, and other parameters
- Proactive issue alerts reviewed by Honeywell engineering team in collaboration with CAMP
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- Secure data transmission from aircraft to Honeywell Forge cloud analytics platform via Wi-Fi engine data gateway
- Insights accessible via Forge Engine Data Viewer and Honeywell Ensemble mobile application
- Digital engine logbook (in development): searchable, secure maintenance records
- Auto-billing and online contract renewal (in development)
- Usage-based MSP rebate computation using transmitted engine data
- Integration with CAMP analytics and expert support (partnership since 2013, extended through 2036)
Technical specifications (5)
- Wi-Fi-enabled Honeywell engine data gateway installed on aircraft
- Data transmitted under secure protocol to Honeywell Forge cloud platform
- Powered by EngineCompressorAI algorithm for predictive analytics
- Available for: Bombardier Challenger 300, 350, 3500; Textron Longitude; Embraer Legacy and Praetor models
- 2025 expansion planned for: Dassault Falcon 900A/B and additional aircraft
GoDirect Connected Maintenance
Nose-to-tail predictive and prescriptive maintenance analytics platform for commercial airlines. Uses advanced machine-learning algorithms to analyze aircraft data in real time, predict component failures, and provide prescribed corrective actions.
Reduces airline operational disruptions, unplanned AOG events, and maintenance costs by identifying impending component failures up to three days in advance and providing specific corrective action instructions, eliminating manual data monitoring by technicians.
- Nose-to-tail prognostics covering APU, ECS, wheels and brakes, hydraulics, fuel systems, and other mechanical components
- 98% probability threshold before issuing failure alerts (eliminates nuisance alerts)
- 99% predictive accuracy for part failure
- AI ingestion of maintenance manuals and airline maintenance notes for self-learning
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- Cognitive diagnostics: pinpoints components likely to fail down to the part number
- Wireless data transfer of databases, software, and flight data
- Prescribed maintenance actions with specific corrective instructions
- Mobile device access via intuitive application
- Works with existing IT systems - no retrofitting or added sensors required
- Proactive alerts up to three days before predicted failures
- Fleet-level operational disruption reduction: 30-50% reduction in APU-related disruptions
- No-fault-found rate reduced to 1.5%
Technical specifications (7)
- 98% alert probability threshold for imminent failure
- 99% predictive accuracy
- Honeywell operates more than 95,000 APU units globally
- No additional sensors or weight required on aircraft
- Covers more than a dozen ATA chapters
- Web-based portal and mobile application access
- Data sources: fault data, system performance reports, flight schedules, unscheduled disruptions, flight data, maintenance data, MRO shop records
Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency
AI-enabled flight data analytics platform for commercial airlines, launched June 2019. Part of the broader Honeywell Forge suite covering flight operations, flight efficiency, and connected maintenance in a single user interface.
Reduces unnecessary fuel burn, improves operational efficiency, and decreases costs for commercial airline operators by analyzing flight data and generating actionable recommendations.
- Fully integrated advanced analytics platform for commercial airlines
- Flight efficiency monitoring and fuel burn optimization
- Flight operations, flight efficiency, and connected maintenance in a single dashboard
- Identifies savings opportunities and operational efficiency improvements
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- Alerts for pilots, ground maintenance, and operations teams
- Improves workflows between flight crew and ground teams
- Scalable across large airline fleets
Technical specifications (4)
- Cloud-based SaaS platform
- 10,467 aircraft active on platform as of August 2020
- 128 airlines globally using the platform as of August 2020
- 3,000+ aircraft using the Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency module as of January 2021
Honeywell Forge Connected Maintenance
Predictive and prescriptive maintenance solution that monitors onboard equipment in real time and analyzes historical data to predict component failures before they occur. Uses cognitive diagnostics to pinpoint failures to the part number and wirelessly transfers maintenance data to and from the aircraft.
Unscheduled maintenance events cost airlines $10 million to $50 million per year. Traditional fault monitoring generates excessive nuisance alerts and does not provide advance notice or prescriptive repair guidance, leading to unnecessary removals, extended aircraft-on-ground time, and last-minute flight cancellations.
- Real-time equipment health monitoring with historical trend analysis
- Advanced predictive analytics for impending component failures with prescribed maintenance actions
- Cognitive diagnostics pinpointing failures to part number and subcomponent level
- Wireless transfer of maintenance databases, software, and flight data to and from aircraft
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- Mobile application interface for technicians with actionable repair instructions
- Minimum three-day advance notification before predicted APU failures
- Nuisance fault filtering, alerts only at 98% probability of imminent failure
- APU continuous monitoring with benchmark database comparison
- Coverage for APU, environmental control system components, brakes, landing gear, and additional mechanical components
Technical specifications (10)
- 99% predictive accuracy
- 30-50% reduction in APU-related operational disruptions
- 10-15% reduction in premature removals
- No-fault-found rate reduced to 1.5%
- APU-related flight delay reduction of 35%
- False removal rate of fewer than 1.5%
- Troubleshooting time reduction of up to 25%
- Inoperative equipment reduction of 35%
- On-hand spares reduction average of 10%
- Life-cycle cost reduction average of 15%
GoDirect Router
Airborne connectivity router that moves data on and off aircraft for business aviation operators. Manages multiple satellite and ground-based communications links simultaneously and provides secure onboard Wi-Fi for cabin and cockpit connectivity.
Business aviation operators required expensive, heavy, and complex onboard routers to manage satellite communications and cabin Wi-Fi, with limited ability to seamlessly switch between communications bands or detect network intrusions in flight.
- All-new hardware design introduced in 2018, 70% lower cost, 65% smaller, 45% lighter, and 35% less power than comparable routers
- Handles up to 50 connected onboard devices simultaneously
- Multiple-in, multiple-out (MiMo) antenna for nose-to-tail and wall-to-wall Wi-Fi coverage
- Supports multiple units in tandem for redundancy with seamless failover
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- Seamless transition between satellite communications systems
- Trusted personality module for additional security layer
- Built-in gigabit Ethernet connections
- GoDirect Routing Software for automatic network and band selection and optimization
- Onboard intrusion detection solution (IDS) via GoDirect Routing Software
- Real-time network monitoring and intrusion alerts accessible via GoDirect portal
Technical specifications (7)
- Latest generation Wi-Fi radio standards
- Global 4G LTE technology support
- Built-in gigabit Ethernet
- Supports Ku-Band, Ka-Band, L-Band, SwiftBroadband, 3G, and 4G LTE links
- Intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS) onboard
- GDPR-compliant data privacy practices
- On-demand channel bonding and streaming via GoDirect Routing Software
Honeywell Forge Cabin Connectivity Services
Satellite-based cabin connectivity platform for business aviation that provides in-flight broadband internet, voice over IP, live and on-demand TV, email, and videoconferencing. Includes data management tools for operators to control bandwidth allocation, cost, content access, and network security for passengers and crew.
Business jet operators face high and unpredictable connectivity costs and lack control over how satellite airtime is consumed across passengers and devices, while passengers expect consistent high-speed internet access comparable to ground-based services.
- High-speed broadband internet, videoconferencing, email, and voice over IP
- Live TV and on-demand streaming (including Amazon Prime, HBO, Netflix, and other providers)
- Data Control tool for per-device, per-tail, and per-fleet bandwidth management
- Filter tool to control application usage and reduce data overconsumption
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- Network Monitoring with real-time threat and vulnerability visualization on dashboard
- Access management portal for passenger Wi-Fi similar to hotel and airport systems
- Country Lock for data privacy compliance and content restrictions by geography
- Single sign-on via Honeywell Forge dashboard
- 24/7/365 technical support
- NIST security framework compliance with always-on cybersecurity protection
- Industry's first onboard intrusion detection solution
Technical specifications (8)
- Viasat Ku-Band Advanced: speeds up to 10 Mbps
- Iridium Certus: speeds up to 704 Kbps
- JetXP plan (Viasat and Honeywell): uncapped speeds with expanded capacity
- Fully encrypted data-in-transit through satellite global networks
- IP Sec tunnel between aircraft router and core network
- Two-factor authentication at router level
- Configurable per-IP address and per-port level firewall
- Reported potential savings of up to $100,000 per aircraft annually on connectivity costs
- GDPR compliant data privacy framework
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