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Honeywell Expands Forge Capabilities 
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Honeywell is adding the ability to integrate with Professional Flight Management scheduling software, as well as connectivity analytics to Forge.
Word Count: 315
Honeywell Aerospace, which rolled out its Forge analytics platform earlier this year to provide operators with a holistic approach to managing a flight end-to-end, is building on its initial capabilities to include integration with Professional Flight Management’s scheduling software and a new cabin connectivity analytics dashboard. In addition, a beta version of a propulsion data reporting system will integrate aircraft health data with Honeywell’s Maintenance and Service Plan (MSP) monthly reporting.

“Since Honeywell Forge launched to support business aviation in March, we have been focused on continuously innovating the platform and expanding the integration with key partners so our customers can get a clear picture of how their aircraft are using data and how they can better manage their costs,” said John Peterson, v-p and general manager, software and services at Honeywell Connected Enterprise, Aerospace. “We are continuing to invest in best-in-class features and functionalities as we expand our platform into a solution that addresses all our customers’ needs with a seamless, simple experience.”

Evolved from Honeywell’s GoDirect, Forge is designed to integrate mission management from connectivity to flight operations, navigation databases, and maintenance through a single platform.

With the latest updates, operators can integrate the Professional Flight Management suite, providing access to its scheduling, recordkeeping, and reporting applications through Forge. Meanwhile, the cabin connectivity dashboard provides analytics to monitor how much data is being used, track outages, and manage costs. The integration with MSP combines health data from aircraft and automatically compiles it for monthly reports.

Further, Honeywell is expanding access to the digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) continuous broadcast of recorded relevant information that is accessible to pilots near airports or other high-traffic areas. Until now, some pilots have not been able to access digital ATIS because of incompatible datalink avionics, but that information will be available with Forge.