DALLAS — More than 1,500 avionics manufacturers, repair stations, installers and other general aviation professionals have converged at the 58th annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show, which opened today at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center in Grapevine (Dallas), Texas. The four-day event, which goes until April 11, is the largest gathering of avionics manufacturers, […]
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AEA unveils dates for regional meetings
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — The Aircraft Electronics Association has unveiled the dates and locations for its 2015 regional meetings. They are: May 4-6 Europe (Barcelona, Spain) Aug. 18-19 Latin America (Bogota, Colombia) Sept. 10-11 U.S. Central (Kansas City, Missouri) Sept. 21-22 U.S. West (Reno, Nevada) Oct. 1-2 Canada (Toronto, Ontario) Oct. 12-13 U.S. East (Tampa, Florida) Nov. […]
Avionics sales near $2 billion for year
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — In July, August and September, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $614,406,537.56 according to the most recent Avionics Market Report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association. For the first nine months of the year, sales total $1,918,282,585.36. The third quarter figure represents a 5% decrease in sales compared to […]
Second quarter avionics report released
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s recently released second-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report shows that in the three-month period of April, May and June 2014, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $652 million. That represented a 2.7% increase in sales compared to the second-quarter 2013 amount of more than $635 million […]
AEA to award $1,000 toward ADS-B upgrade to five aircraft owners
To help owners of general aviation aircraft meet the FAA’s ADS-B Out mandate, the Aircraft Electronics Association will randomly award five aircraft owners with $1,000 toward an ADS-B compliant upgrade. “The FAA recently made it clear to Congress that the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for ADS-B Out compliance is not going to change,” said Paula […]
First-quarter avionics report released
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — The Aircraft Electronics Association released its first-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report, which shows that in the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $651 million. That amount shows an 11.2% increase in sales compared to the first-quarter 2013 amount of more than […]
New officers for AEA
Members of the Aircraft Electronics Association recently elected new representatives to its board of directors, and the AEA board of directors elected a new chairman and new vice chairman. The new AEA chairman is David Loso, manager of avionics sales for Jet Aviation St. Louis. He served as vice chairman the past year and replaces […]
AEA names Member of the Year
Michael Kus of Avionics 2000 Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was named the 2014 Member of the Year for the Aircraft Electronics Association; while top honors in the Associate Member of the Year Award category went to PS Engineering of Lenoir City, Tenn., during ceremonies at the association’s convention earlier this month. Each year […]
AEA convention app launched
Sponsored by EDMO Distributors, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Convention mobile app is now available. It is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. Windows Phone and Blackberry users can access the same information via the mobile site by clicking here. Features of the AEA Convention app include: AEA Convention schedule Hotel and convention […]