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INTERVIEW HONEYWELL

How is Honeywell’s repair and overhaul site across Asia Pacific are struggling to cope
a one-stop shop solution in APAC? with the increasing number of air travellers,
Honeywell’s MRO facilities operate at a especially as the growth in passenger traffic
regional level with support from its global outpaces that of airport infrastructure and
repair and overhaul network that offers facilities. According to International Air
a wide range of services and support Transport Association, major airports in
coupled with vast product offerings to Asia including those in Bangkok, Jakarta,
make life easier for operators, flight crews Hanoi, Hong Kong and Beijing are running
and maintenance teams. The services and at full capacity, and experiencing airport
product offerings can be accessed through and air congestion which have resulted in
a single comprehensive support platform – flight delays and placed a strain on existing
GoDirect, a one-stop shop solution for pilots, facilities. In addition, if airlines do not start
operators, flight crews and maintenance employing the right technologies to cope
teams who want access to Honeywell’s with growth, they may find themselves
extensive portfolio of aerospace services struggling to upkeep the condition and
from maintenance services plans to avionics service levels of their fleets as they
to flight support – all at the touch of a button. undergo higher utilisation and become more
Parked under Honeywell’s GoDirect susceptible to wear and tear.
suite of Connected Aircraft services is the Lastly, the growing competition in the
MyMaintainer application which allows commercial aviation industry in Asia Pacific Sathesh Ramiah, Senior Director,
APAC, Honeywell Aerospace
crew to quickly gather and visualize airplane also means that airlines are pressured to
maintenance data and identify patterns and keep aircraft downtime and operational
potential maintenance needs for a whole fleet and maintenance costs to a minimum while All of this together will take the aerospace
or a single airplane. Maintenance is about ensuring airplane safety and reliability. industry into its next generation of a smart,
being proactive, and the key to success for connected aircraft.
many maintainers is the ability to know more What are some of its biggest opportunities?
about the health of their aircraft quickly. By Honeywell identifies significant growth What are your thoughts about the OEMs’
using software and mobile devices to gather opportunities in the aftermarket support increasing influence in the aftermarket?
data and identify potential maintenance industry in Asia Pacific which is forecasted Honeywell is seeing more OEM participation
needs, operators and maintenance crew by Boeing and ICF International to grow in the aftermarket business and views the
can turn hours of analyzing into minutes, tremendously in terms of passenger traffic competition as healthy to the industry rather
reduce airplane downtime and even make and fleet size over the next 10 to 20 years. than threatening. For instance, Honeywell is
maintenance predictive. By establishing Honeywell’s global network a supplier to both Boeing’s GoldCare and
GoDirect also grants access to the of MRO facilities in Asia Pacific, Honeywell Airbus’ Flight Hour Services aftermarket
Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan (HAPP) – positions itself strategically to address the programs which take comfort in knowing
a maintenance service program designed for growing MRO needs of regional airlines as that Honeywell provides components that
commercial helicopters, general aviation and they cope with increasing passenger traffic. are reliable. OEMs have confidence and
business aviation that offers full coverage The growth in air traffic is also an see the value in working with large original
for all Honeywell avionics. With HAPP, the opportunity for airlines to start investing suppliers like Honeywell as they have the
unpredictability of aircraft maintenance can in the right technologies to overcome the best technology and easiest access to parts
be mitigated through fixed-price warranty pressures of the burgeoning industry. since they supply them.
packages, helping operators streamline Honeywell offers air traffic management With almost a century of achievement
operational costs and optimize aircraft solutions that can address critical needs in the aviation business, Honeywell is well
availability. in the short run while existing airport versed in understanding how the aircraft
expansion works and infrastructure operates as a whole. Even more so when
What are the most pressing issues the upgrades are underway. If we look further it concerns upgrades which require heavy
commercial aviation is facing in the Asia beyond, airlines can also share in Honeywell’s knowledge on intellectual property and
Pacific region? vision of the Connected Aircraft, a US$8 investment, which can be a steep learning
The boom in air traffic in Asia Pacific as billion market potential. We are building curve to OEMS.
earlier mentioned is adding pressure to the this ecosystem of connected mechanical
commercial aviation industry, especially with components, software, services and What have been some of the biggest trends
the ratification of the ASEAN Open Skies applications to help airlines, operators and you’re seeing in the APAC in the past year?
policy which is expected to spur growth and more get economic value out of ubiquitous Honeywell sees connectivity as the largest
create a more competitive airspace. Airports data, sensing, computation and connectivity. single product area of growth. Specific to
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