Industry Addendum
Cathay Pacific buys Honeywell’s GoDirect Connected Maintenance program
July 1st 2017
Cathay Pacific Airways and Honeywell have come to an agreement for the Fortune 100 software / industrial company to equip the carrier’s A330 fleet with Honeywell’s GoDirect Connected Maintenance Program. Read More » The Hong Kong headquartered airline and Honeywell conducted a trial of the program and found that GoDirect could reduce inoperative systems by up to 35 per cent.
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“Honeywell’s GoDirect Connected Maintenance Program helps support our commitment to passengers to reducing operational disruptions and limiting flight delays without adding sensors or a single ounce of weight to the aircraft, said Cathay Pacific director engineering, Neil Glenn. The program will be for the company’s auxiliary power units that are fitted on more than 60 A330s at Cathay Pacific and at its wholly owned subsidiary, Cathay Dragon.
“Cathay Pacific is a leader in this shift to predictive flying. The aviation industry is going through a digital transformation sparked by the use of Big Data analytics and the Internet of Things. Honeywell is combining its mechanical heritage with access to better connectivity to help airlines achieve more predictive maintenance operations,” Honeywell Aerospace vice president airlines Asia-Pacific, Brian Davis said.
Honey well is looking to expand its GoDirect program beyond APUs to the wheels, brakes and environmental control systems of aircraft.
