" THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE AVIONICS BUSINESS LOGGED HEALTHY SALES GROWTH IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020 AFTER SALES BOTTOMED OUT IN THE SECOND QUARTER WHEN THE PANDEMIC JOLT WAS SUDDEN AND SEVERE. " Courtesy of Shutterstock.com The industry took a lot of " innovative workforce actions within our factories, " he said. This included putting workers on separate teams to spread out shifts. Bunce told the subcommittee about 2020 results reported the week before in an annual state of the industry virtual press conference. " In every one of our aircraft segments, we were down last year, " he said. " Whether it's piston, turboprop or jet airplanes or the rotorcraft side (piston and turbine) ... everyone was down and that translated to about a $5 billion decrease in revenue during 2020. " In his prepared statement for the subcommittee, Bunce noted the general aviation industry was looking forward to a good year in 2020 when the pandemic hit. After COVID-19 took hold, GAMA conducted a member survey that found 70% had to take workforce actions such as pay or hour reductions or furloughs, and half said they either had to limit or shut down operations at some point. Nearly 70% reported supply chain issues. Continued on following page avionics news * may 2021 51http://Shutterstock.com