Forward-fit sales remain robust, but retrofit sales have barely grown. While more products get to market, there remain capacity issues due to workforce needs, and backlogs increase as the need for technicians grows.

With a professional background and years of experience with the AEA, Kevin Bruce will focus on the engineering and certification of avionics systems, emerging technologies and their fitment into next-gen aircraft.

Sales worth $823m in 2Q23 mark the highest quarterly volume in the history of the Avionics Market Report. This shows a recent surge in forward-fit sales with more modest growth in the retrofit market.