Duncan Aviation’s market research team recently released updated numbers and found that although the FAA’s deadline for upgrading business aviation aircraft to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is 16 weeks away, 23 percent of the US-registered business jet fleet, or 3,384, still don’t comply.
“At this rate, we anticipate that at least 1,660 business jets will not be in compliance when the calendar flips to Jan. 1, 2020,” says Matt Nelson, manager of satellite operations for Duncan Aviation.
According to Duncan Aviation’s data, even fewer turboprops will be equipped. The report, which is based on data from Duncan Aviation’s proprietary customer database, the FAA and other industry sources, states that 49% of turboprop aircraft are not yet in compliance and that more than 3,800 of them will still need ADS-B upgrades at the beginning of 2020.
“I encourage operators who are not in compliance to consider investing in the upgrade yet this year,” Nelson says. “Right now, we still have some availability at some of our satellite shops for ADS-B work and can turn aircraft in less than 10 days.”
