Anthem: Honeywell’s Cloud-Native Cockpit System
My first reaction was also “this seems like a really bad idea”, but it’s still a cockpit. You’re not going to need cloud access to actually fly the plane.<p>From the article:<p><i>&gt; cloud computing service that gives airlines and business aviation fleet operators the ability to automate their aircraft data acquisition and analysis process for quality assurance, maintenance and health trend monitoring</i><p>So, it looks like the “cloud” connections are more for automated data collection and logging data necessary for maintenance. This seems like something perfectly rationale.<p>But, the look of the cockpit on the other hand… while displaying a lot of information (and looking futuristic), I just hope those aren’t touchscreens. But sadly, from the GUI mock-up, I suspect they are. I just can’t imagine that being a good idea in a cockpit. Especially in a high stress scenario.