The AESS is the first truly integrated avionics surveillance system, available to the air
transport industry, which optimizes performance by integrating weather, traffic and
terrain awareness using Honeywell’s proven safety and information products. Information is
exchanged between the EGPWS, CAS 100 with Mode S/ADS-B transponders, and IntuVue™ 3-D
volumetric weather radar to provide pilots with up-to-date flight safety information. Both
weather and terrain information are displayed on a vertical situational display simultaneously
to increase situational awareness. Integration also increases aircraft performance while
reducing weight and volume by 50% to further reduce operating costs.
Honeywell has successfully integrated some of the most widely used and proven avionics equipment into the Aircraft Environment Surveillance System (AESS) to provide improved reliability and reduced costs for A380 operators:
