Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The third-quarter report indicates that the retrofit market appears to be thriving, as those sales have increased more than 28 percent in the past year. To further that point, retrofit sales increased more than 32 percent during the third-quarter months alone. This is consistent with what shop owners in the United States have been telling me during our AEA Connect Conferences this fall, as many have a backlog of work ranging anywhere from two to six months. I am hopeful that the retrofit market will remain healthy as we get closer and closer to the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for aircraft to be equipped with ADS-B Out avionics in the U.S."

Source: AEA President Paula Derks, on the release of the third quarter Avionics Market Report.

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