AerSale Corporation has made a huge advancement in efficiency and safety with AerAware Enhanced Flight Vision System on a Boeing B737NG jet by achieving a 50% visual advantage over the human eye in low-visibility operations.
AerSale Corporation, a prominent supplier of aviation services and equipment, is pleased to announce a significant advancement in aviation efficiency and safety. For the first time in commercial aviation, the company’s AerAware Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) on a Boeing B737NG aircraft has successfully achieved a 50% visual advantage over the human eye in low-visibility operations. AerSale created AerAware under a license from The Boeing Company, providing access to engineering data, maintenance, and technical assistance as needed.
The gap between what a pilot can see with an EFVS and what is visible to the unaided eye is known as a visual advantage. The 50% visual advantage breakthrough was made possible by working together on AerSale’s AerAware STC with Universal Avionics and Elbit Systems. Years of painstaking study, development, and intensive testing went into the system, which includes the Elbit Systems/Universal Avionics ClearVisionTM EVS-5000 multispectral camera. This highlights AerSale and Universal Avionics’ persistent dedication to enhancing aviation safety and reliability.
Utilizing cutting-edge sensor technology and complex image processing algorithms, the EVS-5000 multispectral camera in the AerAware EFVS system provides a clear, enhanced view of the outside world, including runways, terrain, and other aircraft, in all weather conditions and throughout all flight phases.
AerAware offers a number of important advantages, but safety is the system’s main strength. It offers total situational awareness in all situations and during all flight phases, going above and beyond the difficulties of poor visibility operations. The main improvement of the system is that it can be used to improve situational awareness and safety on a regular basis instead of just in bad weather.
Nicolas Finazzo, AerSale’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased to announce this significant achievement in aviation technology and safety. Our AerAware EFVS represents a game-changer for the industry, redefining what’s possible in terms of flight safety and operational efficiency. This milestone could not have been achieved without the support and commitment of the talented teams at Elbit Systems and Universal Avionics and reflects our combined dedication and commitment to innovation and providing the most advanced solutions to our customers.”
Some of the key advantages of AerAware are:
Enhanced Safety: With a 50% visual advantage, the EFVS significantly raises pilot situational awareness, lowers the dispatch minimums by 50%, and lowers the risk of accidents in all flight conditions (not just those with poor visibility).
Efficiency: Pilots are able to land and take off in challenging weather with confidence, which reduces delays and cancellations and ultimately saves time and money.
Cost savings: When flights are affected by bad weather, AerAware reduces the likelihood of delays or diversions, which eliminates the need for pricey alternative transportation or lodging arrangements. In the end, this helps both airlines and passengers.
Environmental Impact: In line with the aviation industry’s commitment to sustainability and ESG, improved route efficiency during inclement weather helps to reduce fuel usage and carbon emissions.
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While final approval by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the AerAware STC for the Boeing B737NG is pending, the 50% visual advantage milestone for the EFVS is poised to revolutionize aviation and set new standards for safety and efficiency. This is the first system approved by the FAA for a 50% visual advantage and the only system approved at 50%.
