Honeywell Aerospace has become an independent aerospace and defence company following its separation from Honeywell International, launching with more than 36,000 employees serving over 10,000 global customers.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company holds platform positions across commercial air transport, business aviation and defence and space markets. Its technology is featured on virtually every commercial and defence aircraft platform in service worldwide. Honeywell Aerospace traces its origins to the invention of the first autopilot in 1914 and applies a "develop once, deploy everywhere" approach to innovation, scaling technologies across platforms and end markets.

Jim Currier, who has led the Honeywell Aerospace Technologies business since 2023, serves as president and chief executive. He spent nearly two decades in senior roles at Honeywell, including as president of the Electronic Solutions business, president of the aftermarket organisation across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, and vice president of airlines for North America.

“As an independent aerospace and defence company, we are fully dedicated to our mission to protect and advance the promise of flight,” says Currier. “We are poised to deliver significant value for our customers and shareholders by leveraging a best-in-class operating system, investing in our supply base and innovation to drive profitable growth and pursuing disciplined capital allocation backed by a strong balance sheet.”

Honeywell Aerospace is organised into three operating segments: Electronic Solutions, covering integrated avionics, navigation and sensors, electromagnetic defence and space systems; Engines and Power Systems, supplying propulsion systems, auxiliary power units and electric power solutions; and Control Systems, delivering thermal management and motion control systems across all forms of aircraft. The three segments recorded combined net sales of $17.4 billion.

The separation from Honeywell International was first announced in February 2025.