Avionics
Avionics Sales Post Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Growth
Avionics sales were up to $724 million in the first three months of 2019, Aircraft Electronics Association says.
While ADS-B is providing a boost to avionics sales, leading to a 13.2 percent jump in the first quarter of 2019,  AEA says shops are seeing increases in a range of upgrades. Garmin is among the manufacturers offering updates, such as the recently STC'd update to the G1000 NXi in the King Air 200 through 350. (Photo: Garmin)
While ADS-B is providing a boost to avionics sales, leading to a 13.2 percent jump in the first quarter of 2019, AEA says shops are seeing increases in a range of upgrades. Garmin is among the manufacturers offering updates, such as the recently STC'd update to the G1000 NXi in the King Air 200 through 350. (Photo: Garmin)

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales increased 13.2 percent between the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 to $724 million, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s first quarter 2019 Avionics Market Report released May 9. The total, which was up from more than $639 million in the first three months of 2018, includes more than $388 million in retrofit sales and more than $336 million in forward-fit sales (avionics equipment installed by airframe manufacturers during original production), the report said.


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