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Avionics Industry Statistics

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01 Industry overview

The avionics industry at a glance

The global avionics market was valued at $30.21 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $70.67 billion by 2034, driven by aircraft production, fleet modernization and connected flight systems.

$30.21B[55]
Global market size, 2025
10.20%[55]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
793[28]
Airbus aircraft deliveries, 2025
38.46%[55]
North America market share, 2025
Market size
The global avionics market was valued at $30.21 billion in 2025. A broader aerospace-avionics estimate placed the 2025 market at $52.6 billion, reflecting differences in scope across market definitions.[55][56]
Forecast & CAGR
The global avionics market is projected to reach $70.67 billion by 2034, representing a 10.20% CAGR from 2026 to 2034. A broader aerospace-avionics forecast estimates growth to $104.6 billion by 2035 at a 7.2% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.[55][56]
Market share & regions
North America accounted for 38.46% of the global avionics market in 2025, making it the leading region. In a broader aircraft-avionics-systems estimate, North America held 35.49%, followed by Asia-Pacific at 27.82% and Europe at 24.68%.[55][57]
Segmentation
Avionics demand is segmented by offering into hardware, software and services; by system into flight-deck and cockpit, communications and navigation; and by platform into commercial, business and general aviation, and military aircraft. Commercial aircraft are further divided into narrow-body, wide-body and regional jets.[55]
Key players & concentration
Honeywell, Collins Aerospace, Thales, Garmin and L3Harris were identified as leading suppliers in the aerospace-avionics market. The five companies collectively accounted for 55.6% of that market in 2025, while Honeywell held more than 18.3%.[56]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is supported by fleet modernization, connected aircraft systems, defense upgrades and retrofit activity. Supply-chain constraints remain material: Airbus cited a supplier quality issue involving A320-family fuselage panels when revising its 2025 delivery target to around 790 aircraft, before reporting 793 deliveries for the year.[28]
M&A
M&A continues to consolidate specialized avionics capabilities. Safran completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s flight-control and actuation activities in 2025; the acquired business employed approximately 4,000 people across eight principal facilities and other locations.[25]
Regulation
FAA equipage data show that 173,663 U.S. civil aircraft were equipped under the relevant surveillance-avionics program as of October 1, 2026, including 7,200 U.S. air-carrier aircraft. The same date showed 164,573 good installations for the overall U.S. civil-aircraft population.[44]
Latest news
Airbus reported 793 commercial-aircraft deliveries in 2025, up from 766 in 2024, including 607 A320-family aircraft. FAA data published for October 1, 2026 recorded 7,200 equipped U.S. air-carrier aircraft, indicating continued fleet-wide avionics deployment and compliance activity.[28][44]
report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest avionics companies

RTX leads with $88.6B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

RTX$88.6B
Safran$33.8B
Honeywell Aerospace$17.5B
Liebherr$16.0B
Garmin$7.2B
Astronics$862M
source-verifiedrtx.com · safran-group.com · sec.gov · liebherr.com · garmin.com · investors.astronics.com2025

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Avionics Industry

The leading companies in the avionics industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Garmin leads Gitnux's 2026 avionics ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with aviation segment revenue growth of 15.1% and operating margin 25.9%. Honeywell Aerospace is the highest-ranked aviation systems supplier at 9.0, with fiscal 2025 sales growth of 13% and operating margin 24.5%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in flight-deck avionics

    Garmin

    CH

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Flight-deck avionics

    Why we picked it: Its avionics suite spans integrated flight decks plus displays and navigation, supported by 15.1% aviation growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit garmin.com ↗

  2. Leader in navigation & comms systems

    Honeywell Aerospace

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.0 · Navigation & comms systems

    Why we picked it: Integrated avionics, navigation, communications, and flight-safety systems are reflected in 13% fiscal 2025 growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit honeywellaerospace.com ↗

  3. Leader in engine controls & aerospace systems

    GE Aerospace

    US

    Ranked #3 · 9.0 · Engine controls & aerospace systems

    Why we picked it: Aircraft systems and engine-control technologies are tied to 18% revenue growth and 21.8% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit geaerospace.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the avionics industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Garmin

Flight-deck avionics · CH

9.6
2

Honeywell Aerospace

Navigation & comms systems · US

9.0
3

GE Aerospace

Engine controls & aerospace systems · US

9.0
4

RTX

Mission avionics & systems · US

9.0
5

Safran

Aircraft flight-control & actuation · FR

8.9
6

Panasonic Avionics

In-flight entertainment & connectivity · US

8.4
7

Astronics

Flight-deck avionics · US

8.2
8

Moog

Aircraft flight-control & actuation · US

8.0
9

Northrop Grumman

Mission avionics & systems · US

8.0
10

Liebherr

Aircraft flight-control & actuation · CH

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the avionics industry. In Avionics Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/avionics-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption is present but staged: 31% reported generative AI in 2024, while 30% of U.S. defense companies reported incorporating no AI in 2026. Digital continuity also shows measurable time-to-market impact.

Digital Transformation in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of global aerospace and defense organizations had already reduced time to market through digital continuity, with an average 13% reduction, in 2025.[1]
  • 60–70% of European aerospace and defense executives expect digital transformation to have a high or very high impact by 2028, while only 20–30% report advanced digital maturity today.[2]
  • 22% of global aerospace and defense companies reported having clean, structured data in a central repository ready for analysis in McKinsey’s digital-maturity study.[3]
  • 83% of global aerospace and defense organizations agree that digital continuity is a key enabler of strategic business transformation, according to a 2025 survey.[1]
  • 82% of global aerospace and defense organizations say digital-continuity investments help maintain a competitive edge, according to a 2025 survey.[1]

Technology Adoption in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 41% of aerospace and defense manufacturers reported adopting predictive AI in 2024.[4]
  • 27% of aerospace and defense manufacturers reported adopting AI-powered industrial IoT in 2024.[4]
  • 30% of U.S. defense companies reported incorporating no AI into their defense products or services in the 2026 survey.[5]
  • 31% of aerospace and defense manufacturers reported adopting generative AI in 2024.[4]
  • 61% of aerospace and defense manufacturers reported adopting AI automation, the highest share among sectors surveyed in 2024.[4]

Cloud Computing in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 20% of European defense-industry executives used cloud computing extensively across more than half of processes and activities in 2025.[1]
  • 52% of European defense-industry executives ranked cloud computing among their top three technologies for augmenting production ramp-up in 2025.[1]
  • 44% of aerospace and defense companies had completed regulatory-compliance planning for cloud adoption, while 52% remained in the planning stage.[6]
  • 38% of aerospace and defense companies had mature cloud practices and tools in place in Accenture’s survey.[6]
  • 60% of aerospace and defense companies expected better security from cloud adoption in Accenture’s survey.[6]

Big Data in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 29% of aerospace and defense leaders said their enterprise data was standardized, governed and accessible in the 2026 digital-thread study.[7]
  • 28% of aerospace and defense companies reported having a data-use vision or strategy aligned with business objectives in McKinsey’s study.[3]
  • 29% of European defense-industry executives used data and analytics extensively across more than half of processes and activities in 2025.[1]
  • 15% of aerospace and defense companies used digital and analytics for procurement at scale in McKinsey’s study.[8]
  • 62% of European defense-industry executives ranked data and analytics among their top three technologies for augmenting production ramp-up in 2025.[1]

IoT in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 14% of European defense-industry executives used IoT or industrial IoT extensively across more than half of processes and activities in 2025.[1]
  • 78% of industrial-organization respondents said their IoT progress increased over the previous 12 months in 2025.[9]
  • 55% of industrial organizations used both satellite and terrestrial connectivity for IoT deployments in 2025.[9]
  • 17% of European defense-industry executives ranked IoT or industrial IoT among their top three technologies for augmenting production ramp-up in 2025.[1]

Innovation in the avionics industry

  • 49 research and development centers, consortia and joint research centers were part of Boeing’s global network as of 2026.[10]
  • More than $4.5 billion was planned for Boeing research and development and capital expenditure in 2023.[10]
  • $5 billion was invested in Boeing research and development and factory investment in 2023.[10]
  • 50 international university partnerships supported Boeing’s global innovation network as of 2026.[10]
  • 15,600+ patents were held worldwide by Boeing, a global aerospace company, as of 2026.[10]
  • $6.8 billion was Honeywell Aerospace’s fiscal-year 2025 sales for its Electronic Solutions segment, which includes avionics.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Aviation analytics work is split across flight-plan-derived basic indicators and multi-source advanced indicators under ICAO. The data runway includes 15 years covered by IATA’s WATS Global comparison offering.

Business intelligence in the avionics industry

  • 15 years of global aviation data, from 2010 through 2025, are covered by IATA’s WATS Global comparison offering.[12]
  • 11 basic indicators can be calculated from flight-plan information under ICAO’s performance-based data-analytics framework.[13]
  • $10.55 billion was the announced value of Boeing’s 2025 digital aviation solutions transaction, including data-oriented aviation software assets.[14]
  • 12 advanced indicators are identified by ICAO for measuring predominantly vertical and horizontal flight efficiencies using multiple aviation data sources.[13]
  • 250-plus airlines report operational and financial data directly to IATA each year for its World Air Transport Statistics dataset used in aviation intelligence.[12]
  • 2.1 million new qualified aviation personnel were projected by Boeing to be needed over the next two decades to fly and maintain the global commercial fleet.[15]

Data analytics in the avionics industry

  • 12 advanced aviation performance indicators use combinations of flight-planning, surveillance and traffic-flow-automation data under ICAO’s framework.[13]
  • 11 basic aviation performance indicators can be calculated from flight-plan information under ICAO’s analytics framework.[13]

Data Quality in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 68% of aerospace respondents rated data and technology adoption as a priority in 2025, compared with 61% across the overall manufacturing sample.[16]
  • 61% of manufacturing leaders globally said poor data quality limits their ability to adopt and optimize emerging technologies in 2025; aerospace respondents were included in the sector analysis.[16]
  • 29% of aerospace and defense leaders said their enterprise data was standardized, governed and accessible in 2026, indicating that 71% lacked this level of data readiness.[17]
  • 32% of manufacturing leaders globally identified data-quality issues as a barrier to digital-twin adoption in 2025; aerospace respondents were included in the sector analysis.[16]

Data Governance in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 55% of security and defense firms used advanced security capabilities, including governance tracking and control, for internal sensitive-content communications in 2024.[18]
  • 42% of defense-organization respondents identified data governance and policies for sharing with external partners as a barrier to AI implementation in 2021.[19]
  • 38% of defense contractors pursuing CMMC 2.0 Level 2 had comprehensive governance control and tracking systems in 2025, while 62% lacked them.[18]
  • 48% of security and defense firms said they tagged and classified more than three-quarters of their unstructured data in 2024.[18]

KPIs in the avionics industry

  • 11 basic KPIs can be calculated from flight-plan information under ICAO’s performance-based aviation framework.[13]
  • 12 advanced KPIs predominantly measure vertical and horizontal flight efficiencies using integrated aviation data sources under ICAO’s framework.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Aftermarket and installed-base depth show up in retrofit and content coverage. Honeywell Aerospace reported approximately 9,000 patents as of March 2026 and 90% of in-service aircraft content.

Growth in the avionics industry

  • Honeywell Aerospace sales grew 13% to $17.51 billion in fiscal 2025 from $15.46 billion in fiscal 2024.[20]
  • Honeywell Aerospace sales increased from $13.62 billion in 2023 to $15.46 billion in 2024, a 13% increase.[11]
  • Honeywell Aerospace reported approximately $19 billion of total backlog as of March 2026.[11]
  • Honeywell Aerospace reported 12% organic sales growth in fiscal 2025.[20]
  • Thales Aerospace organic sales growth was 12% in 2023 and 3% in 2024.[21]
  • Astronics reported preliminary 2026 sales guidance of $950 million to $990 million, compared with approximately $860 million of preliminary 2025 sales.[22]

Differentiation in the avionics industry

  • Approximately 90% of in-service aircraft had Honeywell Aerospace content as of March 2026.[11]
  • Astronics estimated that its in-seat power system held more than 90% market share in 2025.[22]
  • Honeywell Aerospace held approximately 9,000 patents as of March 2026.[11]
  • Thales’ flight avionics and other aircraft equipment and services represented 44% of Aerospace sales in 2024.[21]
  • Honeywell reported that no single aircraft platform represented more than a mid-single-digit percentage of sales in 2025.[11]
  • Astronics’ in-seat power system was installed on more than 2 million seats across over 290 airlines in 2025.[22]

Mergers and acquisitions in the avionics industry

  • Lynx Software Technologies announced its acquisition of CoreAVI in February 2025 to expand safety-critical GPU software for avionics and other markets.[23]
  • Astronics acquired Bühler Motor Aviation in October 2025, adding a German aviation business to its aerospace portfolio.[24]
  • Safran completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s flight-control and actuation activities in July 2025 and consolidated them from August 1, 2025.[25]
  • Astronics added approximately $2.4 million of aerospace backlog in the third quarter of 2025 through its Envoy Aerospace acquisition.[22]
  • The GPU-enabled safety-systems market targeted by Lynx’s CoreAVI acquisition was forecast to exceed $20 billion by 2030.[23]
  • Astronics added approximately $10.6 million of aerospace backlog in the fourth quarter of 2025 through its Bühler Motor Aviation acquisition.[22]

Strategic partnerships in the avionics industry

  • Rapita Systems and Avionyx announced a 2026 partnership focused on certifying complex avionics projects for customers in the Americas, including DO-178C Design Assurance Level A projects.[26]
  • Avionica reported more than 400 supplemental type certificates supporting its global aircraft-data-management business in 2025.[27]
  • Honeywell estimated that its Bombardier agreement could generate up to $17 billion of revenue over the agreement’s life.[20]
  • Honeywell and Bombardier’s 2024 strategic agreement covered avionics, propulsion and satellite communications technologies for current and future aircraft.[20]
  • Avionica and AIT announced a strategic partnership in December 2025 to integrate AIT secure airborne-data-loader technology into Avionica’s aviONS platform.[27]
  • Airbus and Critical Software agreed to establish Critical FlyTech with Airbus owning 51% and Critical Software owning 49%.[28]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce capability constraints remain explicit: 81.32% of recorded work hours for U.S. DoD civilian roles were in-person in 2024. Training and performance-review coverage are extensive at large aerospace employers.

Hiring in the avionics industry

  • 18,000+ employees worked in the St. Louis region across Boeing’s defense, commercial-aircraft and global-services businesses in 2026.[10]
  • 82% was Boeing’s employee offer acceptance rate in 2023.[14]
  • 10,000 additional employees were planned for hiring by Boeing in 2023, focused on engineering and manufacturing.[10]
  • 23,000 new employees were hired by Boeing in 2023, primarily for engineering and manufacturing roles.[14]

Employee retention in the avionics industry

  • 10% of Boeing employees were represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace in 2023.[14]
  • 3% was Boeing’s voluntary resignation rate in 2023.[14]
  • 57,000 Boeing employees were union members as of December 31, 2023.[14]
  • 21% of Boeing employees were represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in 2023.[14]

Remote Work in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees, 1.43% of recorded work hours were remote in calendar year 2024.[29]
  • Across U.S. Department of Defense civilian positions, approximately 65% to 68% were eligible for telework or remote work during the period reviewed through February 2025.[29]
  • Across U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees, 11.25% of recorded work hours were routine telework in calendar year 2024.[29]
  • Across U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees, 6% of recorded work hours were situational telework in calendar year 2024.[29]

Hybrid Work in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 33% preferred exclusively remote work in November 2025.[30]
  • Across U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees, 81.32% of recorded work hours were in-person in calendar year 2024, indicating limited hybrid-work utilization overall.[29]
  • Across U.S. workers, 39% worked from home at least some of the time during the week before the Federal Reserve’s 2025 survey.[31]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred hybrid work in November 2025.[30]

Upskilling in the avionics industry

  • 38 hours was Boeing’s average voluntary training time per non-management workforce member in 2023.[10]
  • 98% of Boeing workforce members received performance reviews in 2023.[10]
  • 600,000 mandatory workforce training hours were delivered by Boeing in 2023.[10]
  • More than 600 hours of new curriculum were added to Boeing training programs by July 2026.[10]
  • 99% of Boeing workforce members received performance reviews in 2022.[10]

Employee Engagement in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across 25 aerospace and defense organizations, 16% did not measure employee engagement in 2024.[32]
  • Across 25 aerospace and defense organizations, 8% reported worse employee engagement scores in 2024 than during the prior year.[32]
  • Across 25 aerospace and defense organizations, 32% reported no change in employee engagement scores in 2024.[32]
  • Across 25 aerospace and defense organizations, 44% reported better employee engagement scores in 2024 than during the prior year.[32]
  • Among NASA civil servants, the 2024 Employee Engagement Index was 84.4% positive across the U.S. space agency workforce.[33]

DEI in the avionics industry

  • 6.4 percentage points was the increase in the share of Boeing’s U.S. workforce made up of racial or ethnic minorities since 2020.[14]
  • 35% of Boeing’s U.S. workforce were racial or ethnic minorities as of December 2022.[14]
  • 1.2 percentage points was the increase in the share of Boeing’s global workforce made up of women since 2020.[14]
  • 24% of Boeing’s global workforce were women as of December 2022.[14]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Parts availability and product-support ratings anchor buyer assessments. Garmin’s 2022 parts-availability rating in flight-deck avionics was 9.1 out of 10.

Customer experience in the avionics industry

  • 7.4 out of 10 was Honeywell’s 2022 rating for parts availability in flight-deck avionics.[34]
  • 8.2 out of 10 was Collins Aerospace’s overall 2022 product-support rating for flight-deck avionics.[34]
  • 7.7 out of 10 was Universal Avionics’ 2022 rating for parts availability in flight-deck avionics.[34]
  • 7.6 out of 10 was Honeywell’s overall 2022 product-support rating for flight-deck avionics.[34]
  • 9.1 out of 10 was Garmin’s 2022 rating for parts availability in flight-deck avionics.[34]

Customer acquisition in the avionics industry

  • 73% of avionics purchased by respondents was new Garmin equipment in AvBrief’s 2026 avionics-owner survey.[35]
  • 16% of avionics purchased by respondents was Dynon equipment, including Advanced Flight Systems and Trig Avionics, in 2026.[35]
  • 13% of respondents selected Dynon, Grand Rapids, or Trig Avionics as the brand recently purchased in a 2022 avionics survey.[36]
  • 0.76% of respondents selected BendixKing as the brand of avionics recently purchased in a 2022 avionics survey.[36]
  • 11% of respondents selected Avidyne as the brand of avionics recently purchased in a 2022 avionics survey.[36]

Customer loyalty in the avionics industry

  • 46% of respondents rated manufacturer support as very good in an avionics-owner survey reported in 2022.[36]
  • 77% of respondents were very satisfied with their new avionics, while 17% were somewhat satisfied, in a survey reported in 2022.[36]
  • 4% of respondents were somewhat or very dissatisfied with their new avionics in a survey reported in 2022.[36]
  • 68% of respondents reported no repairs under warranty for newly purchased avionics in a survey reported in 2022.[36]
  • 31% of respondents rated manufacturer support as satisfactory in an avionics-owner survey reported in 2022.[36]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Influence tactics carry measurable adoption: 55% of B2B marketing leaders were using influencers in 2025. Creator selection emphasizes authenticity and credibility at 58%.

Branding in the avionics industry

  • 11% of respondents identified Avidyne as the brand recently purchased in an avionics survey reported in 2022.[36]
  • 73% of respondents identified Garmin as the brand of new avionics purchased in AvBrief’s 2026 avionics-owner survey.[35]
  • 13% of respondents identified Dynon, Grand Rapids, or Trig Avionics as the brand recently purchased in a 2022 avionics survey.[36]
  • 16% of respondents identified Dynon, Advanced Flight Systems, or Trig Avionics as the brand of new avionics purchased in 2026.[35]
  • 0.76% of respondents identified BendixKing as the brand recently purchased in an avionics survey reported in 2022.[36]

Influencer Marketing in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of B2B marketing leaders across six countries ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025.[37]
  • 55% of B2B marketing leaders across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, India and Australia were using influencers in 2025.[37]
  • 29% of B2B marketing leaders across six countries planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025.[37]
  • 76% of B2B marketing leaders across six countries believed creator collaborations build brand authenticity in 2025.[37]
  • 58% of B2B marketing leaders across six countries cited authenticity and credibility as criteria for selecting creators in 2025.[37]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Production execution links directly to margins and throughput constraints. Airbus cited an A320-family supplier quality issue when revising its 2025 delivery target to around 790 before reporting 793 deliveries.

Process optimization in the avionics industry

  • $65.0 million of 2025 operating-profit improvement in Astronics’ Aerospace segment came from higher volumes, net pricing and productivity gains in the United States.[38]
  • $1.3 billion was Collins Aerospace research and development expense in 2025, supporting avionics and other aerospace product and process development worldwide.[22]
  • 1.06:1 was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace book-to-bill ratio in the United States, indicating bookings exceeded segment sales during the year.[39]
  • $113.2 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace operating profit, up from $62.4 million in 2024, as production efficiency and operating leverage improved in the United States.[39]
  • 25.0% was Astronics’ Aerospace & Advanced Technologies operating margin in 2025, up from 22.4% in 2024, reflecting improved operating execution in the United States.[38]

Operational efficiency in the avionics industry

  • 16.3% was Collins Aerospace’s 2025 operating margin on $30.196 billion of sales worldwide, compared with 14.6% in 2024.[22]
  • 14.2% was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace operating margin, up 5.4 percentage points from 2024 in the United States.[39]
  • 7% was Collins Aerospace’s full-year 2025 sales growth, reaching $30.196 billion worldwide.[22]
  • 19% was Collins Aerospace’s fourth-quarter 2025 operating-profit growth versus the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching $1.402 billion worldwide.[22]
  • 12.7% was Safran’s 2025 recurring operating margin, supported partly by higher deliveries in avionics, defense and space activities worldwide.[25]

Quality management in the avionics industry

  • $631.8 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies cost of sales in the United States.[38]
  • $2.0 billion was the 2025 gross margin generated by the reported Avionics segment of the source company, including government and commercial activities.[22]
  • $483 million was Raytheon’s 2025 research and development expenditure, including development of aerospace and avionics systems worldwide.[22]
  • $170.7 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies engineering, selling and administrative expense in the United States.[38]
  • 2.5% was the 2025 Avionics segment margin increase reported by the source company, attributed to favorable operating variances.[22]

Supply chain in the avionics industry

  • 45% of surveyed U.S. defense aerospace companies in 2026 said doubling internal output without major capital expenditure would take more than one year or be infeasible.[40]
  • $11 billion was the estimated 2025 cost of commercial aerospace supply-chain bottlenecks to the airline industry worldwide.[12]
  • $3.7 billion was IATA’s estimated 2025 airline cost from aircraft supply-chain challenges worldwide.[12]
  • 17,000 aircraft was the commercial aviation order backlog in 2025, equivalent to almost 60% of the active fleet worldwide.[12]
  • 97% of prepandemic demand had returned by December 2023, while commercial aerospace demand was expected to grow 5–10% annually through 2026.[3]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the aerospace and defense sector (sector benchmark)

  • 21.35% of aerospace survey respondents reported manufacturing less than 25% of components in-house, indicating highly outsourced production, in 2023.[41]
  • 46% of aerospace companies reported that most supply-chain expenditures were concentrated within their own region, including neighboring countries, in 2024.[42]
  • 23.35% of aerospace survey respondents reported manufacturing 51–75% of components in-house, in 2023.[41]
  • 53% of aerospace and defense executives expected to reshore or nearshore their suppliers, on average, within the following three years, in 2022.[43]
  • 39.68% of aerospace survey respondents reported manufacturing 25–50% of components in-house, implying substantial outsourced production, in 2023.[41]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and volume changes show up in reported segment improvements. Astronics cited $65.0 million of 2025 operating-profit improvement in its Aerospace segment.

Pricing strategy in the avionics industry

  • 32.1% was Astronics’ 2025 growth in Military Aircraft sales, driven partly by pricing initiatives in the United States.[39]
  • 12.3% was the 2025 increase in Astronics’ Aerospace & Advanced Technologies sales attributable primarily to higher pricing and volumes in the United States.[38]
  • $10 million was the disclosed annual tariff-related cost incurred by one mid-tier aerospace supplier in a 2026 industry assessment.[17]
  • $65.0 million was Astronics’ 2025 improvement from higher volumes, net pricing and productivity gains, inclusive of tariffs, in the United States.[38]
  • 2.7% was Astronics’ 2025 increase in Avionics sales, reaching $123.422 million in the United States.[22]

Cost reduction in the avionics industry

  • $65.0 million was Astronics’ 2025 improvement from productivity gains, net pricing and higher volumes in Aerospace & Advanced Technologies in the United States.[38]
  • $154.6 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies engineering, selling and administrative expense in the United States.[38]
  • $631.8 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies cost of sales in the United States, compared with $574.4 million in 2024.[38]
  • $60 billion was McKinsey’s estimated potential global aerospace and defense inventory reduction opportunity from better inventory management.[3]
  • $23.972 billion was Collins Aerospace’s 2025 cost-of-sales and other segment-item expense worldwide.[22]

Profitability in the avionics industry

  • 11.5% was Raytheon’s 2025 operating margin worldwide within RTX’s reported segments.[22]
  • 12.7% was Safran’s 2025 recurring operating margin worldwide.[25]
  • 16.3% was Collins Aerospace’s 2025 operating margin on $30.196 billion of sales worldwide.[22]
  • 14.2% was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace segment operating margin in the United States.[39]
  • 25.0% was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies operating margin in the United States.[38]

Financial planning in the avionics industry

  • $1.0755 billion was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace & Advanced Technologies backlog in the United States.[38]
  • $847.5 million was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace bookings in the United States.[39]
  • $600.803 million was Astronics’ total Aerospace segment backlog at the end of 2025 in the United States.[39]
  • 1.06:1 was Astronics’ 2025 Aerospace book-to-bill ratio in the United States.[39]
  • $30.196 billion was Collins Aerospace’s 2025 worldwide revenue, up from $28.284 billion in 2024.[22]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Retrofit and modification demand is quantified through revenue and market-share proxies. Honeywell Aerospace retrofit, modification and upgrade revenue in 2025 was $1.6 billion.

Product development in the avionics industry

  • 18% was the approximate compound annual growth rate of Honeywell Aerospace retrofit, modification and upgrade revenue from 2021 to 2025.[11]
  • 7% of Honeywell Aerospace sales were customer-funded research and development in 2024, including development activities on customer programs.[11]
  • $10.55 billion was the announced 2025 transaction value for Boeing digital aviation assets, while Boeing retained aircraft-data capabilities for maintenance diagnostics and repair.[14]
  • $15 billion was Honeywell Aerospace total sales in 2024 across commercial, defense and space markets, including avionics development programs.[11]
  • 250-plus aerospace and defense platforms in production specified Honeywell solutions, including avionics, as of 2025.[11]

Product lifecycle in the avionics industry

  • More than 20,370 line-replaceable units could be required for new aircraft and U.S. retrofit requirements in the FAA analysis of avionics production capacity.[44]
  • 90% of the in-service aircraft fleet approximately uses Honeywell systems, creating a large installed base for avionics lifecycle support as of 2025.[11]
  • Over 250 in-production aerospace and defense platforms specified Honeywell solutions in 2025, spanning new-build and continuing platform lifecycles.[11]
  • Approximately 2,000 aircraft per year was the new-aircraft production capacity cited for certain cockpit voice-recorder and audio-system equipment manufacturers.[44]
  • 100,000-plus Honeywell auxiliary power units had been delivered since 1959, illustrating the long installed-product lifecycle of aerospace systems.[11]

After-sales in the avionics industry

  • $1.6 billion was Honeywell Aerospace retrofit, modification and upgrade revenue in 2025, including aftermarket avionics enhancements.[11]
  • $1.30 billion was worldwide retrofit avionics sales reported by participating AEA companies in 2023.[45]
  • $3.20 billion was total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales reported by participating AEA companies in 2023.[45]
  • 18% was the approximate annualized growth rate of Honeywell Aerospace retrofit, modification and upgrade revenue from 2021 through 2025.[11]
  • 44% of Honeywell Aerospace 2025 net sales came from the commercial aftermarket, which includes continuing support for avionics installed on aircraft.[11]

Value proposition in the avionics industry

  • 72% of Honeywell Aerospace sales were associated with customer-funded research and development in the company’s 2024 business overview.[11]
  • 90% of the global in-service aircraft fleet approximately uses Honeywell avionics and navigation systems as of December 2025.[11]
  • $1.6 billion was Honeywell Aerospace retrofit, modification and upgrade revenue in 2025, supporting safety, efficiency, reliability and platform-life extension.[11]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Operational footprint and emissions reporting remain prominent in aerospace systems programs. Collins Aerospace reported 131,000 metric tons of CO2e reduction from its 2015 baseline.

Sustainability in the avionics industry

  • 2030 is Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s target year for achieving net-zero carbon emissions under Panasonic’s GREEN IMPACT initiative.[46]
  • $28.3 billion was Collins Aerospace’s adjusted sales in 2024 across its aerospace portfolio, including avionics.[47]
  • 10% was Collins Aerospace’s 2025 target for reducing water consumption from its 2019 baseline.[44]
  • 80,000+ employees worked for Collins Aerospace globally in 2024, supporting aerospace systems including avionics.[47]
  • 99.9% of GE Aerospace employees completed compliance training in 2023, according to its sustainability reporting.[48]

ESG in the avionics industry

  • $2.3 billion was invested in research and development by GE Aerospace in 2023.[48]
  • 20,000+ engineers were employed by Collins Aerospace globally in 2024.[47]
  • $10.5 billion was GE Aerospace’s direct and indirect supplier spend in 2023.[48]
  • 250+ sites were operated globally by Collins Aerospace in 2024.[47]
  • 56,000+ employee volunteer hours were recorded by GE Aerospace in 2023.[48]

Ethics in the avionics industry

  • 23,000 gallons of oily wastewater were converted into reusable wash water at Collins Aerospace’s Fort Worth service center in 2021.[47]
  • 1,500 liters of oil were reused at Collins Aerospace’s Saint-Marcel, France, actuation facility in 2021.[47]
  • 80.7% of Collins Aerospace’s U.K. workforce was male on April 5, 2024, while 19.3% was female.[49]
  • 809 suppliers and manufacturers were identified by Garmin in 2025 as providing products containing or potentially containing covered conflict minerals.[22]
  • 4,458 employees were employed by Collins Aerospace’s reportable U.K. companies on April 5, 2024.[49]

CSR in the avionics industry

  • $8.3 million was donated through the GE Aerospace Foundation in 2023 for community and social-impact initiatives.[48]
  • 52,000 employees were included in GE Aerospace’s global workforce supporting its community and people programs in 2023.[48]
  • 160 computer monitors were included in RTX’s 2021 donation of surplus materials to local schools and nonprofits in Tucson.[47]
  • $10.5 billion was GE Aerospace’s direct and indirect supplier spend in 2023, supporting its supplier responsibility program.[48]
  • 56,000+ employee volunteer hours were contributed by GE Aerospace employees in 2023.[48]

Circular economy in the avionics industry

  • 94% of waste generated by Collins Aerospace was recycled, according to its sustainability infographic.[49]
  • 24% was RTX’s reduction in waste sent to landfill and incineration in 2021 versus its 2019 baseline.[47]
  • 2.4 million+ pounds of input material were reverted to suppliers for new castings by Pratt & Whitney from September 2020 through September 2021.[47]
  • 26,325 tons of waste were sent to landfill and incineration by RTX in 2021.[47]
  • 75% was the reduction in hazardous-waste generation from Collins Aerospace’s Fort Worth wastewater-filtration system in 2021.[47]

Carbon footprint in the avionics industry

  • 45% was the reduction in CO2 emissions at Collins Aerospace propeller facilities over ten years while the business grew by 50%.[49]
  • 90% was Collins Aerospace’s reduction in solvent air emissions from its 2015 baseline to 2019.[49]
  • 131,000 metric tons of CO2 was Collins Aerospace’s reported greenhouse-gas reduction from its 2015 baseline.[49]
  • 396,102 metric tons of location-based Scope 2 CO2e were attributed to Collins Aerospace in 2021.[49]
  • 1,434,600 metric tons of CO2e were Collins Aerospace’s total emissions in 2021 in the CDP disclosure cited by RTX.[49]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International expansion is supported by region-specific delivery and distribution patterns. North America accounted for 38.46% of the global avionics market in 2025.

Globalization in the avionics industry

  • Foreign customers represented $1.46 million of Tikkurila’s $9.30 million in total avionics sales in fiscal 2025.[22]
  • Tikkurila’s avionics sales to foreign customers reached $1.46 million in fiscal 2025, compared with $1.13 million in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • Avionica had delivered more than 9,000 quick-access recorders globally by December 2025.[27]
  • South Korea accounted for 23% of Tikkurila’s fiscal-2025 consolidated avionics sales and the United Kingdom accounted for 57%.[22]
  • 21,100 employees supported Thales Aerospace’s avionics and space activities in 2024 across France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore.[21]

Supplier management in the avionics industry

  • GE Aerospace reported that suppliers in higher-risk countries receive enhanced onboarding, site audits and continued assessments under its supplier-responsibility program in 2025.[48]
  • Astronics added approximately $10.6 million of aerospace backlog in the fourth quarter of 2025 through its Bühler Motor Aviation acquisition, strengthening its supplier and product footprint.[22]

Stakeholder management in the avionics industry

  • The planned CAAS-Thales International Avionics Lab was expected to start with approximately six to eight engineers in 2026.[54]
  • Six organizations signed the 2025 memorandum to establish Singapore’s International Avionics Lab: CAAS, Thales, Changi Airport Group, SATS, Singapore Airlines and ICAI.[54]
  • Honeywell reported content on more than 500 current aircraft platforms in 2025, indicating a broad customer and platform stakeholder base.[11]
  • GE Aerospace identified customers, regulators and government agencies, employees, investors, suppliers and communities as stakeholder groups in its 2025 engagement framework.[48]

Distribution channels in the avionics industry

  • Honeywell identified additional licensed channel partners as part of its aftermarket growth strategy in 2025.[11]
  • Honeywell’s 2024 Aerospace sales mix was 46% commercial aftermarket, 40% defense and space, and 14% commercial original equipment.[11]
  • Tikkurila’s U.S. avionics sales were $7.84 million in fiscal 2025, while foreign-country sales were $1.46 million.[22]
  • Tikkurila’s fiscal-2025 avionics segment sold primarily to foreign customers through international distributors, which generated $1.46 million in sales.[22]
  • No international distributor represented more than 10% of Tikkurila’s total sales in fiscal 2025.[22]

Key questions about the avionics industry

What is the size of the global avionics market in 2025?
The global avionics market was valued at $30.21 billion in 2025. A broader aerospace-avionics estimate put 2025 at $52.6 billion.
How fast is the global avionics market expected to grow from 2026 to 2034?
The forecast calls for the market to reach $70.67 billion by 2034. The CAGR for 2026–2034 is 10.20%.
Which companies lead the avionics industry?
Garmin leads Gitnux's 2026 avionics ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with aviation segment revenue growth of 15.1% and operating margin 25.9%. Honeywell Aerospace is the highest-ranked aviation systems supplier at 9.0, with fiscal 2025 sales growth of 13% and operating margin 24.5%.
What technology shifts are showing up in avionics work during 2026 planning?
Digital continuity already reduced time to market by 13% in 2025 for 30% of organizations. Cybersecurity and identity and access management are highlighted as urgent, with 60% of aerospace organizations rating IAM as the most pressing discipline in 2026.
How concentrated is the market among major suppliers?
Five companies collectively accounted for 55.6% of the broader aerospace-avionics market in 2025. Honeywell held more than 18.3%.
How much avionics deployment activity is indicated by U.S. equipage data in 2026?
FAA equipage data show 173,663 U.S. civil aircraft were equipped under the relevant surveillance-avionics program as of October 1, 2026. That included 7,200 U.S. air-carrier aircraft, compared with 164,573 good installations for the overall U.S. civil-aircraft population.
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