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AEA UNVEILS 2014
YEAR-END AVIONICS
MARKET REPORT

AEA
Avionics
Market Report

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Total year-end sales exceed $2.5 billion, a 4 percent increase from 2013
The Aircraft Electronics Association released its 2014 year-end Avionics Market Report during the 58th annual
AEA International Convention & Trade Show at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
Total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales for the year amounted to $2,527,567,302.42, or
more than $2.5 billion.
The figure represented a 4 percent increase in sales compared to the previous year as reported by the participating companies in 2013.
2014 year-end worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales
Quarter
Retrofit
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
3Q 2014
$290,720,672.63
$323,685,864.93
$614,406,537.56
4Q 2014
2014 Totals

$297,683,060.75

$311,601,655.31

$1,228,201,491.23

$1,299,365,811.19

$609,284,716.06
$2,527,567,302.42

The dollar amount reported (using net sales price, not manufacturer'sso be careful
suggested retail price) includes: all
Notice the total line hangs down when copying into Word,
business and general aviation aircraft electronic sales - including all component and accessories in cockpit/
cabin/software upgrades/portables/certified and noncertified aircraft electronics; all hardware (tip to tail); batteries; and chargeable product upgrades from the participating manufacturers. The amount does not include
repairs andYearly Totals
overhauls, extended warranty or subscription services.
Year
Forward-fit
Total Sales
Of the more than $2.5 billion in total sales, Retrofit
51.4 percent came from forward-fit (avionics equipment installed
2012
N/A sales. The forward-fitN/A
$2,229,317,197.54
by airframe manufacturers during original production)
market accounted for 54 percent of
total sales a year ago in 2013.
2013
$1,114,263,226.00
$1,315,035,458.50
$2,429,298,684.50
The retrofit (avionics equipment installed after original production) market amounted to 48.6 percent of total
2014
$1,228,201,491.23
$1,299,365,811.19
$2,527,567,302.42
sales for the year, a slight increase from the 46 percent market share for retrofit sales in 2013.
According to the companies that separated their total sales figures between North America (U.S. and Canada)
Note: Participating companies began separating total sales into retrofit/forward-fit sales beginning in 2013.
and other international markets, 62.6 percent of the 2014 sales volume occurred in North America (U.S. and
Participating companies began separating total sales between the U.S./Canada and other international markets beginning in 2014.
Canada), while 37.4 percent took place in other international markets.
2014 percentage of total sales by market
Quarter
Retrofit
Forward-fit
1Q 2014
49.3%
50.7%
2Q 2014
48.8%
51.2%
3Q 2014
47.3%
52.7%
4Q 2014
2014 Totals

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48.9%
48.6%

51.1%
51.4%

U.S./Canada
62.9%
62.7%
63.4%

Other International
37.1%
37.3%
36.6%

61.2%
62.6%

38.8%
37.4%
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