Avionics News October 2014 - 10

AEA announces
second-quarter 2014
Avionics Market Report
The Aircraft Electronics Association recently released its
second-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report.
In the three-month period of April, May and June 2014,
total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales
amounted to $652,127,054.68, or more than $652 million.
The figure represented a 2.7 percent increase in sales compared to
AEA
the second-quarter 2013 amount
Avionics
of $635,201,160.49, or more than $635
million as reported a year ago by the
Market Report
participating companies.
The amount of sales also marked
a slight uptick in total sales from
the first three months of the year,
Published
by the
as first-quarter sales amounted
to $651,748,994.12, or more than
$651 million.
Combined with the first-quarter sales figures, total worldwide sales now exceed $1.3 billion through the first six
months of the year, a 6.8 percent increase when compared
to the first six months of 2013.
The dollar amount reported (using net sales price, not
manufacturer's suggested retail price) includes: all business
and general aviation aircraft electronic sales - including
all component and accessories in cockpit/cabin/software
upgrades/portables/noncertified aircraft electronics; all hardware (tip to tail); batteries; and chargeable product upgrades

Total sales exceed
$652 million for threemonth period; sales
rise to more than
$1.3 billion in first six
months of 2014.

from the participating manufacturers. The amount does not
include repairs and overhauls, extended warranty or subscription services.
Of the more than $652 million in total sales in the
second quarter, $333,657,572.91, or more than $333
million, came from forward-fit (avionics equipment installed by airframe
manufacturers during original production) sales and comprised 51.2 percent of
total sales. Retrofit (avionics equipment installed after original production)
sales amounted to $318,469,481.77, or
more than $318 million, comprising 48.8
percent of total sales.
According to the companies that
separated their total sales figures between
North America (U.S. and Canada) and
other international markets, 62.7 percent of the sales
volume occurred in North America (U.S. and Canada),
while 37.3 percent took place in other international markets.
"It will be interesting to observe total sales figures
in the years ahead, particularly as we get closer to
the 2020 ADS-B Out mandate in the U.S. and the
fact that several avionics manufacturers recently
introduced new ADS-B solutions for the business
and general aviation marketplace," said Paula Derks,
AEA president. q

First six months of worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales
Quarter

Forward-fit

Total Sales

1Q 2014

$321,328,276.08

$330,420,718.04

$651,748,994.12

2Q 2014

$318,469,481.77

$333,657,572.91

$652,127,054.68

YTD 2014

Retrofit

$639,797,757.85

$664,078,290.95

$1,303,876,048.80

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