AEA Amplified

Over the last several years, the AEA has engaged in discussions with members and nonmembers on the need for advocacy in the delegate/aircraft certification areas. Join us for a roundtable discussion with members of the AEA delegates subcommittee to learn when you should get a delegate involved, the benefits a delegate can offer, and how the AEA provides a voice for delegates with the international regulators in this episode of AEA ...

Innovative Advantage’s Audio Video Distribution System (AVDS) is designed to integrate with any cabin management system, and the company has spent two decades focusing on the audio, video, and Ethernet over fiber distribution in business aircraft. IA is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and continues to innovate, create, and fine-tune the AVDS backbone. Tune into IA's president, Greg Cornell, and discover the company’s suc...

Many avionics repair stations have been successful in recruiting, hiring and training their own technicians. However, in light of the many challenges facing the industry, this episode discusses hiring challenges, rules governing training, recency of experience and documentation, training programs, and the “Moss interpretation” on supervision. Air Sense Avionics President Brian Yablon leads a Q&A discussion with the AEA’s Ric Pe...

Honeywell’s 33rd annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 8,500 new business jets worth $280 billion will be delivered over the next decade, an increase in value from last year’s survey forecast. The report noted that the five-year new jet purchase plans of business aviation operators surveyed remained on par with last year’s results, indicating that demand for new aircraft is stabilizing well above pre-pandemic leve...

Private pilots and corporate operators now have the added benefit of easily locating AEA member companies through iFlightPlanner. This new service will help thousands of pilots find an avionics shop in the United States through iFlightPlanner’s web-based platforms (www.iflightplanner.com/airports), including iFlightPlanner for AOPA, and mobile apps for iOS. The collaboration is expected to expand to additional countries in the futu...

When Lyle Jansma began upgrading his Cessna 172 a few years ago, he did not anticipate it would evolve into a side gig helping owner-operators build instrument panels. Or that it would lead him to opening a new business, Six Pack Aero, at Bellingham International Airport. Today, the AEA provisional member manufactures the Legacy XL Stationary Panel, the first and only STC/PMA-approved Cessna 172 instrument panel upgrade solution fo...

EBIS was created in 1999 to tackle unsolved challenges with running an aviation maintenance shop. With more than 300 shops adopting the company’s software, EBIS has been helping drive digital transformation in the aviation industry for 25 years. Learn how to efficiently track work orders, scheduling, inventory, warranty claims, and much more from co-founder Eric Baal and general manager Santosh Nachu in this episode of AEA Amplifie...

Maintenance isn’t done until the paperwork is completed. This “Shop Talk” investigates the recordkeeping requirements for maintenance, repair stations, and best practices to include the differences between required records for work performed for Part 135 operators versus Part 91 operators; the records that must be maintained on parts; and the best way to design and document inspections so that they meet regulatory requirements with...

What do you look for when interviewing candidates and managing millennials and Generation Z? How do you shop for consumables and bill them? And when was the last time you raised your rates and what was the response? Join us for a revealing and authentic conversation with three experienced AEA members as they share insightful tips in leading an avionics business. Jaramey Ham of Aviation Design and Supply, Richard Authement of Auto’s...

This episode discusses the installation of avionics in light general aviation aircraft with a focus on classifying the alteration, availability of installation data, and the approval requirement for radios. Brian Yablon of Air Sense Avionics, a practicing electrical engineer, founded his repair station in 2018 after a rewarding career in electrical design and engineering management with a Fortune 100 company. He left the corporate ...

As chief executive officer of SmartSky Networks, Dave Helfgott is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and driving the completion, launch and expansion of its broadband air-to-ground network. An industry veteran of more than 20 years, Helfgott has extensive experience in airborne communications, satellite broadband, mobile telecommunications, and commercial and government SATCOM networking services. Headquartered in Mo...

Ryan Hawk, who will give the keynote address at the 2024 AEA Convention in Dallas, is the host of The Learning Leader Show and has recorded more than 500 podcast episodes over the past eight years. Hawk worked in corporate America for 12 years, starting as an entry-level telephonic sales rep and worked his way to manager, director, and ultimately vice president of sales for a multibillion-dollar company. When he’s not recording pod...

When aircraft operators want to modify their systems or install new technology in older aircraft to increase safety, they turn to Kevin Barton, a certification specialist and founder of Bartronix Aerospace Services. Headquartered in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada, Bartronix provides avionics and electrical systems engineering, design and certification services for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. A Transport Canada design approval rep...

Honeywell’s 32nd annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth $278 billion from 2024 to 2033. Meanwhile, fleet expansion plans have increased for the third consecutive year, and operators show a greater interest in reducing carbon emissions. Get the report’s key findings from Javier Jimenez Serrano, strategy and market research manager at Honeywell Aerospace, in this episode of AEA...

Peregrine, a Denver-based aircraft certification service provider with over 14 years of supplemental type certificate development experience and an AEA member company since 2009, recently received its Organization Designation Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration. This designation allows Peregrine to develop and approve many types of STCs for Part 23, Part 25, Part 27 and Part 29 aircraft on behalf of the FAA. Davi...

The rapidly changing world of avionics installation is why ASTM’s Committee F46 on Aerospace Personnel created the new Aircraft Electronics Installation Technician standards as the latest endorsement to AET certification. The AET and its endorsements are an important element in promoting avionics technician careers and developing a workforce with a culture of quality, safety and excellence. Learn the ins and outs of the new AEIT en...

Aviation Design and Supply was founded in 2023 by a team of visionary avionics professionals and electrical engineers with over 75 years of combined experience in the industry. Its mission is to revolutionize general aviation by making it easier for clients to install and maintain their avionics systems with autopilot installation hardware kits, tail number specific custom avionics engineering packages, and work management software...

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics and its True Blue Power division continue to introduce trusted products for the general aviation market with the Flex 2-inch digital standbys, as well as two new lithium-ion main ship batteries designed for Part 23 aircraft. First announced at the 2023 AEA International Convention & Trade Show in April, the digital 3-Pack will help modernize general aviation cockpits by replacing older mechani...