There is nothing quite as magical as pushing the “confirm purchase” button in an app, or even just waving or shaking the phone, and then whisking away with a purchase. Now pilots can search fuel prices and pre-purchase fuel before landing using a smartphone equipped with Honeywell’s free goFuel app, available now on the Apple App Store. Honeywell (Booth C7807) introduced the app this fall.
Upon signing up for the goFuel service, the app will request permission to contact each of the fuel vendors provided and will automatically load in the user’s contract fuel prices and the preferences for each aircraft in the fleet into a secure profile.
The app’s graphical depiction of fuel pricing–updated weekly, according to Honeywell–makes deciding where to fuel up a quick process. There is even an option to pre-order and pre-pay for the fuel, redefining the meaning of a rapid-turn.
But it is the digital wallet function in the app that sets it apart from other fuel apps. By loading payment methods and rewards cards into the app, users save time, which is as good as money in business aviation.