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INTERVIEW HONEYWELL

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HONEYWELL’S VISION FOR THE FuTuRE and operational and maintenance costs to It taps into local talent and resources to
embraces the concept of the connected a minimum while ensuring airplane safety develop not only a unique understanding
aircraft.This vision is already becoming a and reliability. Airbus’ first Global Services of customers’ operational requirements,
reality with Honeywell’s consolidated range Forecast forecasts that over the next 20 years, but also the ability to respond quickly and
of services platform – GoDirect – a one- aftermarket services industry spend will reach efficiently with aerospace products and
stop shop solution for maintenance services US$3 trillion, and Asia Pacific will represent services to meet customers’ current and
as well as flight planning and software the largest portion of the market for both MRO future needs. As no two airlines are the
updates, all at the touch of a button. Sathesh activity and the need for new qualified pilots and same, Honeywell’s maintenance and asset
Ramiah, Senior director, APAC, Honeywell technicians, while Europe and North America availability services are customised to create
Aerospace talks in detail to Deputy Editor of combined will account for approximately one cost-effective packaged solutions that allow
Asian Airlines & Aerospace Jay Menon about third of the total MRO market spend. airlines to better manage and predict their
how the new platform allows crew to quickly Today, aftermarket support accounts for maintenance spending, asset requirements
gather and visualise airplane maintenance more than half of Honeywell’s business, with and repair needs.
data and identify patterns and potential a growing footprint in China and Southeast Besides opportunities from APAC airlines’
maintenance needs for a whole fleet or a Asia including Singapore. We have also fleet expansion due to the forecasted growth
single airplane. Excerpts from the interview: observed that Asia Pacific carriers are in passenger traffic, Honeywell also foresees
more likely to outsource their MRO services growth opportunities from the evolution
detail the MRO needs of the region and how as they do not have an installed base for of a new generation aircraft. The evolution
they differ across each market, as well as maintenance operations, prompting them to will see operators and original equipment
opportunities in the aftermarket services work closely with companies like Honeywell. manufacturers (OEMs) like Honeywell
business for Honeywell? Honeywell’s aftermarket business constantly upgrading their aftermarket
In today’s highly competitive airline industry, operates at a regional level with support programs and MRO capabilities to keep ahead
airlines need to keep aircraft downtime from its global repair and overhaul network. of technological advancements.
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