Avionics
Avionics Sales See Slight Uptick in First Quarter
Revenues were up only slightly, but the period marks an end to a downward trend.
An avionics technician at Elliott Aviation works to retrofit a Garmin G1000 system into this King Air. Industry-wide, retrofit sales climbed 25.9 percent in the first quarter, according to data from the Aircraft Electronics Association. (Photo: Elliott Aviation)
An avionics technician at Elliott Aviation works to retrofit a Garmin G1000 system into this King Air. Industry-wide, retrofit sales climbed 25.9 percent in the first quarter, according to data from the Aircraft Electronics Association. (Photo: Elliott Aviation)

Worldwide avionics sales for business and general aviation aircraft reached more than $566 million in the first three months, a 0.01 percent increase over the same time period last year, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA). “Although the sales amount was nearly identical to the first three months of 2016,” AEA noted, “it marked the first time since the fourth quarter of 2015 that sales increased during the same period from the previous year, snapping a string of seven consecutive quarterly reports showing a decrease in sales from the previous year.” 

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