Aircraft Electronics Association

General aviation avionics sales for the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 hit the highest quarterly sales volume in the history of the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) Avionics Market Report, according to the organization. The Q2 2023 report found that sales for the quarter, which came in at $823 million, rose 5.9 percent from the previous […]

Total avionics sales for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 rose 22.6 percent compared to the same time period last year, coming in at over $777 million according to the recently released Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Q1 2023 Avionics Market Report. AEA noted that the increase was driven by a 32.1 percent rise in forward-fit […]

Business and general aviation avionics sales brought in more than $2.8 billion in 2022, an increase of 21.5 percent compared to 2021’s $2.3 billion. According to the recently released Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2022 year-end Avionics Market Report, 48.2 percent of avionics sales for the year came from the retrofit market and 51.8 percent from […]

Avionics sales have increased for the ninth consecutive quarter, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) third-quarter (Q3) 2022 Avionics Market Report. AEA found that Q3 sales rose 4.6 percent from the second quarter of 2022 and 23.2 percent compared to the same time period last year. For the first nine months of the year, […]

NOTE: An article regarding AEA’s 2021 year-end Avionics Market Report was published in error in AVwebFlash on Aug. 15. The article related to the most recent Avionics Market Report—Q2 2022—is below. Overall avionics sales have risen for the eight consecutive quarter, according to the recently released Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Avionics Market Report. AEA noted […]

Gogo Business Aviation’s AVANCE system has logged its one-millionth flight, the company announced at the 2022 AEA International Convention and Trade Show on Monday. AVANCE, an inflight connectivity platform designed for business aircraft, launched in August 2017. According to Gogo, there were 2,504 business aircraft equipped with either an AVANCE L5 or L3 system as […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) launched its 65th annual international convention and trade show on Monday. With supply chain issues, shop backlog and a shortage of qualified technicians still plaguing the industry, there were fewer major product announcements compared to previous conventions, although the exhibit hall was sold out with vendors—both shops and OEMs. It […]

Business and general aviation avionics sales came in at more than $2.3 billion last year, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2021 year-end Avionics Market Report. The amount represents a 6.5 percent increase in total year-end sales compared to 2020. AEA also reported that sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 saw a […]

Total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales have risen in the first nine months of the year, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) third quarter (Q3) 2021 Avionics Market Report. The organization recorded total sales for the year so far at $1.76 billion, an increase of 5.4 percent compared to the same time […]

The FAA has officially determined that the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) avionics technician apprenticeship program satisfies regulatory requirements for the issuance of a repairman’s certificate. FAA Aircraft Maintenance Division manager Jackie Black announced the agency’s decision on Wednesday at the 64th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Dallas, Texas. As previously reported by […]