AEA Recognizes Members for Training Commitment

The Aircraft Electronics Association announces the recipients of its annual Avionics Training Excellence Award, recognizing member companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to ongoing education through participation in AEA-approved training programs. A total of 33 member companies earned the 2025 honor.

To qualify, all technicians within a member company must complete at least one AEA-approved training activity during the previous year. Eligible training includes in-person courses at AEA headquarters, the AEA International Convention and Trade Show, AEA Regionals, the Avionics News Technical Training Exam, online courses through the AEA’s Aerospace Education Resource Online system, virtual-live instruction, and training provided by original equipment manufacturers and AEA partners.

The following companies met the requirements and received the 2025 Avionics Training Excellence Award:

• Accessory Services, Inc. — Anchorage, AK
• Aerotronics, Inc. — Billings, MT
• Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc. — New Cumberland, PA
• Atlantic Avionics — Goffs, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Bismarck Aero Center — Bismarck, ND
• CE Avionics, Inc. — Sanford, FL
• Chevron Aircraft Operations — Picayune, MS
• Columbia Helicopters, Inc. — Aurora, OR
• Depot Avionics — Alamosa, CO
• Electroniks S.A. — Lado Dureste, Guatemala
• Empire Avionics — White Plains, NY
• Fargo Jet Center, LLC — Fargo, ND
• Flight-Deck Avionics, LLC — Salt Lake City, UT
• Garmin AT — Salem, OR
• Gulf Coast Avionics Corp. — Lakeland, FL
• Heritage Aviation, Inc. — South Burlington, VT
• Islip Avionics, Inc. — Ronkonkoma, NY
• JP Avionics BV — Vlissingen, Netherlands
• MAF International — Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• Mayday Avionics, Inc. — Grand Rapids, MI
• McCreery Aviation Co., Inc. — McAllen, TX
• NorthStar Suppliers S.A. de C.V. — Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico
• Park Rapids Avionics, Inc. — Park Rapids, MN
• Pegasus Technologies, Inc. — Green Cove Springs, FL
• Pro Star Aviation — Londonderry, NH
• Pro Star Aviation — Grand Rapids, MI
• Prodigious Jet Services, LLC — Royal Palm Beach, FL
• Radio Masters, Inc. — Dallas, TX
• Southeast Aerospace, Inc. — Melbourne, FL
• Temple Electronics Co. — Arcola, TX
• Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC — Fayetteville, TN
• Top Flight Avionics — Belleville, MI
• Wilmington Avionics, Inc. — New Castle, DE

Applications for the 2026 award are now available for AEA members at aea.net/training/ate and are due by Dec. 31, 2026.