Fly Across has carried out Latin America’s inaugural installation of Honeywell’s Ensemble connected engine technology. The work took place on an Embraer Praetor 500 with support from Honeywell Aerospace field service technicians.

Ensemble works with an aircraft-mounted Engine Data Gateway, known as EDG-100, to automate the collection and wireless transfer of engine data. Instead of requiring maintenance teams to retrieve the data manually, the system transmits it via Wi-Fi for analysis when the aircraft is on the ground. This gives operators more timely visibility into engine performance and helps maintenance teams identify developing issues before they cause an operational disruption.

Taylor Alberstadt, VP of business and general aviation sales at Honeywell Aerospace, says: “Working with Fly Across, we are helping operators spend less time manually collecting engine data and giving their maintenance teams better access to information that can support more proactive maintenance scheduling.”

Javier Gonzalez, CEO of Fly Across, adds: “By working closely with Honeywell Aerospace, we completed the installation and testing on schedule while building practical experience that will help us support future installations across Mexico and the region.”

Ensemble is offered free of charge to eligible operators enrolled through Honeywell Aerospace’s engine Maintenance Service Plan and Maintenance Service Plan Gold programmes. The technology is designed for aircraft powered by Honeywell HTF7000-series engines, including the Embraer Praetor 500 and Praetor 600.

The installation builds on Honeywell Aerospace’s relationship with Fly Across as a recently added authorised channel partner. Honeywell Aerospace expects the experience gained during the project to help streamline future Ensemble installations, with field support available remotely and onsite as required.