Total Sales Exceed $1.6 Billion In First Nine Months Of 2020 -- Down 27% Over 3Q/19

AEA has released its third-quarter 2020 Avionics Market Report. In the first nine months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $1,670,804,856.73, or more than $1.6 billion as reported by the participating companies. The figure represented a 27% decrease in total sales compared to the first nine months of 2019. During the third-quarter months of July, August and September, sales decreased 33.4% compared to the same time frame one year ago. However, sales in the third quarter of 2020 were up 5.9% compared to the second quarter of this year, with retrofit sales up 10.8% over the second quarter.

DDC Expects To Complete Further Condor Testing In Q4 2020

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has provided an update on the Condor drone from successful testing at the Alma, Quebec Unmanned Aerial System Centre of Excellence. On Sept. 1, DDC announced that it had successfully tested several critical aspects of the Condor, including triple-redundant communications system (satellite, cellular, 900MHz RF); triple-redundant navigational guidance system; triple-redundant autopilot system; monitoring of unmanned flights remotely from DDC’s Operations Control Centre in Vaughan, Ontario; general flight stability and performance; and fuel consumption characteristics.

Minister Garneau Notes On Measures To Protect Canadians From The Impacts Of COVID-19

Canada's Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has issued a statement specifying current measures they deem necessary to protect Canadian air travellers. “A strong and competitive air transport industry is vital for Canada’s economy and the well-being of Canadians. Due to our vast geography, Canadians rely more heavily on air travel than other countries. Canada has successfully built a strong air travel system that connects communities across regions, supports a green, world-leading aerospace supply chain, the tourism sector and regional economic development, and directly employs over 100,000 Canadians.

The Astronauts Are Scheduled To Lift Off At 1949 EST Saturday, Nov. 14

The astronauts that will soon launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived Sunday at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to start final preparations for liftoff. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), landed via plane at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy after departing earlier that day from Ellington Field near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

2 Fishermen Rescued In The British Virgin Islands, And Two Jet Skiers Near Puerto Rico

Coast Guard aircrews rescued two men Monday morning from a capsized boat in the British Virgin Islands, and they also rescued a man and a woman from a disabled jet ski Sunday night near Luquillo, Puerto Rico. In two other separate search and rescue cases during the weekend in Puerto Rico, two swimmers were recovered deceased just off the beach in the Condado area of San Juan, while a 19-year-old male was also recovered deceased just off Vacia Talega Beach near Pinones, Loiza.

From 2009: Catch a Sneak Peek of Aero-TV’s Coverage of Two Very Special P-51 Mustangs

Rarely do a group of Warbird restoration enthusiasts get a chance to honor the brave sacrifice of the veteran pilots for which their planes represent; yet, that is precisely the extraordinary opportunity that became a reality for Bob Baker and his hard-working crew when they brought two legendary WWII pilots, the Pattillo brothers, to EAA AirVenture 2009.

Expands Presence in Fast-Paced FPV Drone Market

Red Cat Holdings, has completed the acquisition of Fat Shark Holdings, a provider of headsets and goggles for professional FPV (First Person View) drone racers and drone pilots with an estimated market share of 85%. Fat Shark generates approximately $7 million (unaudited) annual revenues, which will significantly increase the reported revenue for the combined companies. This transaction follows the Company's acquisition in January 2020 of Rotor Riot, another provider of FPV and drone racing hardware.

XCalibur Says They Want Textron For $60.50 Per Share

We saw an interesting news item this morning concerning a potential takeover bid for Textron... home of Cessna, Beech, Bell and other aviation icons. But... the bid apparently, isn't all that it might be -- especially when you consider the fact that the price per share was overtly generous. Textron, however, is NOT impressed. Monday morning, they put of public statements, noting that, "Textron Inc. today responded to a purported tender offer by XCalibur Aerospace Ltd. to acquire Textron’s common stock..."

Aero Linx: Womens Soaring Pilots Association The WSPA was founded June 11, 1986 in Tucson, AZ. The charter meeting was the result of a year’s effort and input by the pilots who attended the 1985 Women Soaring Seminar at Air Sailing near Reno, NV. Our current membership exceeds 200 pilots including International pilots. The highlight of each year is the Annual Women Soaring Seminar where members from all over the country meet to encourage and support each other and to soar.

"The significant contraction of industry sales during the last six months has been driven by the international health crisis. However, we are encouraged with the direction of activity in the retrofit market, which is up nearly 11% over second-quarter total sales. In addition, the overwhelming majority of AEA member shops and manufacturers are continuing their essential operations, and many are reporting customer backlogs that extend several weeks and into next year." Source: AEA President and CEO Mike Adamson, commenting on the most recent AEA Market Report for 3Q/20. In the first nine months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $1,670,804,856.73, or more than $1.6 billion as reported by the

Weather Reconnaissance Area (WRA) A WRA is airspace with defined dimensions and published by Notice to Airmen, which is established to support weather reconnaissance/research flights. Air traffic control services are not provided within WRAs. Only participating weather reconnaissance/research aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center are permitted to operate within a WRA. A WRA may only be established in airspace within U.S. Flight Information Regions outside of U.S. territorial airspace.