Bizjets, Helos Lag in ADS-B Installs as Capacity Shrinks
Shop lead times for ADS-B installs are now reaching six months in some cases.

More than 50,000 of the anticipated 100,000 aircraft in the U.S. that will need to comply with the 2020 ADS-B equipage mandate have now installed systems, but shop availability has already begun to tighten for the remaining aircraft, manufacturer executives agreed. Of those equipping in the business and general aviation segment, smaller aircraft—pistons and turboprops—are leading the way with nearly half already equipped, while business jets are still only in the 20 percent range, Wipaire president Chuck Wiplinger reported during the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s State of the Industry event yesterday. The rotorcraft segment, meanwhile, is lagging even further behind, with only 10 to 15 percent equipped.