Avionics
HAI Head Notes Clock Ticking on ADS-B
Matt Zuccaro says the rotorcraft industry's level of equipage ahead of the FAA's Jan. 1, 2020 mandate, is not where it should be.
HAI president and CEO Matt Zuccaro.
HAI president and CEO Matt Zuccaro.

With the deadline for the FAA’s ADS-B equipage mandate now less than a year away, HAI president and CEO Matt Zuccaro is concerned about the rotorcraft industry’s adoption rate for the technology. He noted a recent report issued by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association that analyzed the equipage rates among the aviation segments and found the rotorcraft segment trailing. According to GAMA, just 30 percent of the U.S. helicopter fleet was equipped with ADS-B as of last month.