Despite some stiff economic headwinds, avionics manufacturers attending last month’s Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Convention in Grapevine, Texas, showed their resilience by introducing more than 30 new products for the cockpit
and cabin.
Airborne communication gear featured prominently at the three-day show, held April 2 to 4 at the Gaylord Texan Resort, which drew around 1,500 from the avionics industry and more than 140 exhibitors. The mood on the show floor was surprisingly upbeat given the turmoil in the economy and data suggesting an across-the-board slowdown in general aviation flight activity. “It would be premature to announce the light at the end of the tunnel,” said AEA president Paula Derks, “but many of the manufacturers told me they are making good contacts and writing orders at the booths, which means their dealers–our members–are buying product.”
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