Technology product provider Honeywell has launched a new integrated service aimed at bringing a deeper level of visibility into airlines’ operating environments
The new GoDirect Flight Efficiency offering — part of a family of GoDirect flight-related services — allows airlines to make strategic decisions on flight operations and planning by amassing all flight variables into one place, including flight plans, weather, navigation charts, aircraft performance, optimized fuel usage and more.
This new tool provides up-to-date information to airlines and pilots for informed decision-making during all phases of flight. For airlines and passengers, the result is fewer turbulent flights that more often arrive on time and use less fuel.
The solution can scale from the smallest regional carriers to the largest global fleets. Airlines using the service have experienced fuel savings up to 5%, and have been able to reduce short-haul flights by an average of 1.1 nautical miles and long-haul flights by an average of 3.5 nautical miles.
“Based on customer feedback, having access to one location where all data is stored — reviewed and available when needed — is invaluable in making informed flight and operations decisions,” Honeywell Aerospace president for services and connectivity Michael Edmonds said.
“GoDirect Flight Efficiency allows airline operators to do just that. For example, pilots are able to view shortcut routes during flight and receive recommendations on climb speeds and cruise altitudes to save fuel. Maintainers can also more closely monitor aircraft performance based on specific airports and flight paths. No other company can offer this depth of service to improve flight operations.”
First published in Enterprise Innovation