Honeywell Airplane Information Management System (AIMS) integrated modular avionics

The Airplane Information Management System (AIMS) from Honeywell Aerospace is an integrated modular avionics system and integrated flight deck solution for the Boeing Triple Seven airliner. It provides full cockpit integration and hosts technology including the primary flight-deck display system as well as the aircraft diagnostics and maintenance systems. Honeywell Aerospace describes it as the brain, or mission control, of the aircraft.

AIMS integrates several functions in one modular platform: the cockpit displays system, the flight management system, the thrust management system (autothrottle), the aircraft condition monitoring system, data communication management (datalink), flight deck communication, the central maintenance system and the flight data acquisition system. For an integrator, this means that display, flight management, thrust control, communication and maintenance data functions share one integrated modular architecture.

Honeywell Aerospace does not publish mass, dimensions, display size, display resolution, brightness, supply voltage or power consumption on the product page. Integrators should request these figures from the manufacturer before sizing installation, cooling or electrical power budgets.

The catalog page lists the Boeing Triple Seven as the compatible platform and also shows other Boeing models and an Irkut airliner in its compatibility filter. As an integrated modular avionics system, it forms part of the aircraft avionics architecture rather than a stand-alone display. Interface types, design assurance level and certification basis are not stated in the available material and must be confirmed with the manufacturer.

Honeywell states that the integrated cockpit typically stays on-wing for many years before it needs to be removed for maintenance, which supports on-time arrivals for the passengers carried by the aircraft.

Typical applications are cockpit integration, flight management display functions and onboard maintenance and data functions on Boeing Triple Seven aircraft. Honeywell Aerospace supports its avionics customers through technical support, maintenance repair and overhaul, maintenance service plans, pilot resources and an AOG line. On NomyParts the system is listed as a crewed-aircraft flight deck product.