Avionics News December 2013 - 69

StandardAero
STANDARDAERO recently reported
that 2013 has been a banner year for its
avionics business thus far, surpassing
2012's sales benchmarks with year-overyear growth of more than 40 percent.

Early success emerged last spring
when StandardAero was announced
as Aircell's No. 1 dealer and received
the Top 5 Dealer Award. Since then,
StandardAero has continued its avionics growth, achieving a number of significant milestones:
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Completed the first F2000EX
EASy/DX/LX Dassault EASy II
upgrade by an ASC.
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Completed Dassault EASy
II upgrades on all applicable
platforms F900EX EASy/DX/
LX, F2000EX EASy/DX/LX and
F7X.
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Completed StandardAero's first
Bombardier Global Express
Batch 3 upgrade.
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Expanded dealer agreements.
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Record year in certification
services completing worldwide
certification programs and an
expansion of services into kitting
and PMA parts.
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Avionics training company-wide
to support NextGen initiatives
and programs.
For more information, contact
StandardAero at 480-377-3100 or visit
www.standardaero.com. q

Optical Display Engineering

GAMA
The GENERAL AVIATION

OPTICAL DISPLAY
ENGINEERING announced BILL

MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

THOMAS has been added as its vice

released the industry's airplane
shipment and billing figures through
the third quarter. Total worldwide
general aviation airplane shipments
rose 6.6 percent over the same
period last year, from 1,419 to 1,513
shipments. Billings for GA airplanes
worldwide in the first nine months
reached $15.4 billion, up 24.5 percent
from the same period last year, when
they totaled $12.4 billion.
Single and multi-engine turboprop
shipments continued their positive
trajectory, increasing 9.3 percent and
42.4 percent, respectively, this year.
Piston engine airplanes increased 7.9
percent to 667 shipments compared
to 618 airplane shipments in 2012.
However, business jet shipments
were down from 430 units in the first
nine months of 2012 to 421 in 2013.
For more information, contact
GAMA at 202-393-1500 or visit
www.GAMA.aero. q

president, marketing.
Thomas brings more than 30 years
of professional experience dedicated
to the sales and service to the global
avionics and accessory market.
He has previously represented
Thales, Goodrich, Lucas and
numerous MRO support facilities
working with a diverse international
customer base.
Optical Display Engineering has
offices strategically located in Florida
and California to support customers in
Americas, Europe and Asia.
ODE is an FAA-approved repair
station, as well as FAA-approved
parts manufacturer for the various
LCD displays, which are often direct
replacement for the displays used on
OEM units.
For more information, contact
Optical Display Engineering at 714247-1020 or visit www.odelcd.com. q

Cobham SATCOM
COBHAM SATCOM appointed JIANMIN CUI to its aeronautical sales team
in the new role of regional sales director for the China region.
Based in Shanghai, Cui will be responsible for sales activities of Cobham
SATCOM's aeronautical satellite communications product line to the general
aviation market, with particular focus on air transport.
According to the company, the addition to the global sales team was created
to manage the sales strategy in Asia and to cope with the increase in inquires
received in this region by strategic business unit Cobham SATCOM, the
company behind the AVIATOR SwiftBroadband series.
For more information, contact Cobham SATCOM at www.cobham.com/satcom. q

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