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| June 27, 2022

AEA, NextOp team up to help veterans land aviation careers

The Aircraft Electronics Association is collaborating with NextOp, a nonprofit that seeks to combat employment challenges facing veterans and military members.

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| March 31, 2022

Reasonable retrofits, connectivity

While many of the products showcased on the exhibit floor at the Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans were designed for turbine aircraft, a quick tour uncovered a few products made for single-engine pistons of a certain age.

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| March 29, 2022

Avionics industry regroups in New Orleans

The Aircraft Electronics Association convened in New Orleans on March 28 with international members present at the annual convention for the first time since 2019, though celebration was muted by the reality that a waning pandemic continues to create supply chain headwinds recently made worse by events in Europe.

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| February 23, 2022

Aircraft market roars back

Airplane makers reported gains in all segments, with standout sales totals for some spotted in the 2021 industry data released February 23 by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association at GAMA's State of the Industry press event in Washington, D.C.

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| November 16, 2021

Avionics market trends up

Viewed in isolation, the 5.4-percent increase in third-quarter worldwide avionics sales reported by the Aircraft Electronics Association ought to justify enthusiasm, if not exuberance, but the increase is relative to the first nine months of 2020, by far the worst year recorded by AEA since it began reporting quarterly totals in 2013.

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| August 11, 2021

Avionics sales down, with signs of recovery

The Aircraft Electronics Association reported a 7.1-percent decline in avionics sales for the first half of 2021 despite a slight increase in April, May, and June, compared to the same quarter of 2020.

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| June 24, 2021

Avionics industry convenes in Dallas

The avionics industry provided another hard data point confirming recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is underway, as an estimated crowd of nearly 1,500 attendees converged on Dallas for the Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention and Trade Show. New products and product updates announced at the show expand aircraft connectivity and data collection.

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| June 22, 2021

Appareo announces 4K flight data recorder with cellular data offload

Appareo announced a new 4K Airborne Image Recording System (AIRS) that can offload data via cellular networks.

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| June 22, 2021

MyGoFlight HUD gets FAA approval

MyGoFlight announced June 22 during the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Dallas that its SkyDisplay head-up display (HUD) has earned FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval.

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| June 22, 2021

Gogo stepping up to 5G

Gogo Business Aviation reports that its Avance L5 and L3 in-flight connectivity systems have reached several milestones. They’re now installed on 2,000 business aircraft, have flown nearly 600,000 flights, and have consumed 262.61 terabytes of data. All this since October 2017, when the first Avance L5 entered into service.

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| August 13, 2020

Avionics market tumbles

The Aircraft Electronics Association’s second-quarter industry sales report released August 11 showed a nearly 24-percent decline in total sales compared to the first half of 2019, and nobody was surprised.

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| March 16, 2020

Latest news: Coronavirus impact on GA

We continue to update this collection with breaking news, analysis, videos, and other resources to keep pilots aware of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting flight operations, changes to scheduled events, and more.

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| March 13, 2020

Update: AEA cancels convention

The deluge of coronavirus-induced disruption extended to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention and Trade Show. AEA canceled its 2020 event and will focus on planning its convention in Dallas scheduled for March 2021.

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| February 19, 2020

Strong avionics sales noted for 2019

The business and general aviation avionics industry passed the $3 billion year-end sales milestone in 2019 while recording three consecutive years of sales growth, according to an industry report.

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| December 4, 2019

Steady increases continue for avionics sales

Worldwide sales of avionics to the business and general aviation segments surpassed $2.28 billion for the first nine months of 2019, a 14.3-percent increase over the comparable 2018 period that continues a trend of steady growth, said an industry report.

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| August 13, 2019

Piston fleet leads new aircraft shipments

Piston airplane and business jet makers posted double-digit gains in shipments for the first half of the year compared to the same time period in 2018, while turboprop and rotorcraft segments remained soft.

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| May 23, 2019

Aviation industry groups report growth

Airplane makers and avionics installers have reported strong first-quarter sales, marking increases in nearly every category but rotorcraft.

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| March 29, 2019

Trig announces nav/coms, debuts CDI

Trig Avionics revealed its new TX56A and TX57A nav/com family at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California. Trig also launched a new course deviation indicator (CDI), the TI106, in addition to its latest compact GPS antenna, the TA50.

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| March 27, 2019

BendixKing launches autopilots, engine monitors

BendixKing announced a series of new autopilots and engine monitors at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California, at the end of March. Versions of most are being offered for certificated and experimental aircraft.

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| March 27, 2019

Mid-Continent clock offers USB charging

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics introduced the new MD93H Digital Clock/USB Charger at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in March.

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| March 26, 2019

Garmin adds diversity to popular ADS-B transponders

Garmin International announced the GTX 335D and GTX 345D, antenna diversity versions of its very popular GTX 335 and GTX 345 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out transponders, on March 25 at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California.

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| March 25, 2019

Garmin G3X Touch approved for 500 certified singles

Garmin announced the approval of its G3X Touch flight display for nearly 500 certificated single-engine piston aircraft on March 25 at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California.

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| March 25, 2019

Aspen Evolution upgrades prove popular

Aspen Avionics reports strong demand from customers to upgrade to the latest generation of its Evolution flight displays, the MAX series of primary flight displays (PFDs) and multifunction displays (MFDs).

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| February 21, 2019

Used business jets may get tougher to sell

Three factors, including the fast-approaching Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate, are expected to drive up the number of used business jets for sale.

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| December 7, 2018

Industry leaders outline GA challenges for Wichita audience

The Wichita Aero Club celebrated its tenth anniversary by inviting a group of industry leaders to an On-Air Summit to provide an update on the state of general aviation.

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| November 20, 2018

Avionics sales growth an 'encouraging sign'

Worldwide avionics sales for business and general aviation aircraft in the first three quarters of the year were up a “robust” 15.5 percent from the same period last year and totaled more than $2 billion, said the Aircraft Electronics Association.

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| October 11, 2018

AEA names new leader

A longtime Aircraft Electronics Association executive will take the reins in March 2019 as the organization’s members work with general aviation aircraft owners on the final push to equip for the fast-approaching Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate deadline.

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| March 28, 2018

Artex debuts small, inexpensive PLB

ACR Electronics Inc. introduced the Artex Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention and trade show in Las Vegas March 27.

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| March 28, 2018

Wingtip ADS-B nearing certification

uAvionix expects FAA certification of its skyBeacon wingtip light and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out transmitter within four to six weeks, Shane Woodson said at the 2018 Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas on March 27. The company also displayed a new product it has been developing for several months—the tailBeacon, a white aircraft tail light replacement with integral ADS-B Out and GPS position source designed for aircraft on which the wingtip mount is not practical.

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| March 27, 2018

New autopilots announced at AEA

A lot of avionics news came out of the sixty-first annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention and Trade Show, March 26 through 29 at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas—and several announcements had to do with autopilots for general aviation aircraft.

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