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    Honeywell
    Stock Code:
    HON
    Business Type:
    Aerosystems Maker
    Date Founded:
    1906-01-01
    CEO:
    Darius Adamczyk
    Headquarters Location:
    Charlotte, United States

Bahrain’s flag carrier Gulf Air is using technology provided by Honeywell Aerospace to help increase operational efficiencies and decrease costs associated with several factors, including unnecessary fuel burn. The airline has renewed its deal with the aerospace company for its Honeywell Forge software that is used on approximately 36 aircraft in its fleet and helps it to deliver more profitable and sustainable operations.

Multiyear renewal

Gulf Air has signed a multiyear renewal of Honeywell Forge software – used by more than 2,700 aircraft across the world – to be used across its fleet of narrowbody and widebody aircraft, both from Airbus and Boeing.

The carrier says that by using this tech, it has been able to receive accurate data on fuel burn, which it has used to optimize its fueling strategies, develop and manage more efficient routes, and measure impact on companywide efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

GF Fleet
Photo: Gulf Air

Jason Wissink, vice president of sales, Honeywell Connected Aerospace, commented,

“We are proud that Gulf Air trusts Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency to optimize the performance of its fleet and increase the sustainability of its operations through our software solution to improve fuel consumption.”

“Gulf Air continues to drive innovation by making smart investments in enterprise performance management solutions. Our offering empowers teams like flight ops and flight dispatch to make data-driven decisions for greater efficiency, which can help airlines lower operational costs.”

Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency

Honeywell Aerospace is known for its ground-breaking research in aviation technology. The Phoenix-based aviation firm offers products and services to airliners, business jets, and the general aviation market.

By consolidating, cleansing, and analyzing data from a wide range of sources, Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency makes it easier for operators to develop, implement and measure initiatives to reduce costs.

Gulf Air Jet from taxiway
The airline uses the software in more than 35 of its planes. Photo: Gulf Air

Honeywell Forge Connected Aerospace provides airline and business aviation operators with a suite of end-to-end connectivity and operational efficiency solutions powered by an all-in-one dashboard, dedicated support, and built-in cybersecurity.

The software has even received endorsement from previous IAG chief and the current Director General of IATA, Willie Walsh, who said that this technology allows airlines to optimize their fuel consumption by analyzing aircraft performance and sharing best practices across the group.

Key features of the platform include advanced trajectory analytics in which machine learning algorithms can automatically detect flight events, deep data analysis to analyze multiple disparate sources of data simultaneously, and emission reduction to optimize fuel consumption.

A321 cockpit
Photo: Airbus

Pilot Connect App

Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency users can fully engage flight crews in their operational efficiency improvement programs with the Pilot Connect app.

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According to the company website, the app was created by pilots for pilots. The easy-to-navigate, customizable app integrates dynamic data insights and company-specific efficiency information, giving pilots improved situational awareness before, during, and after each flight with actionable efficiency and performance indicators.

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