Honeywell Aerospace unveils cockpit cloud communications technology

October 1st 2021

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Honeywell Aerospace has unveiled Anthem, the aviation industry’s first cloud-connected cockpit system. Read More »

The aerospace manufacturer said Anthem is the first in the industry to be built with an “always on” cloud connected experience that will improve flight efficiency, operations, safety and comfort for all categories of air travel.

Honeywell Anthem is powered by a software platform that can be customised for large passenger and cargo airplanes, business jets, helicopters, general aviation aircraft and “the rapidly emerging class of advanced air mobility vehicles”.

Honeywell president and CEO, Mike Madsen, said the conglomerate was not just launching a new flight deck. “We are changing the way pilots operate an aircraft. In the same way we moved from flip phones to smartphones,” he said.

The OEM estimates Anthem reduces pilot pre-flight preparation time, including wasted time in the cockpit, by up to 45 minutes per flight.

“Everyone who touches a flight is able to get information that matters to them when they need it,” Honeywell Aerospace Avionics vice president and general manager, Vipul Gupta, said.

“The aircraft becomes accessible via the cloud computing infrastructure and things like maintenance data, flight plans and overall aircraft status are stored automatically by the avionics or ground-based applications used by support personal.

“This means data is accessible by any authorised user from anywhere.”