Acron Aviation

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Acron Aviation
Predecessor
  • L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions
Founded31 March 2025;3 months ago (2025-03-31)
Headquarters
St. Petersburg, Florida
,
United States
Number of locations
9
Key people
  • Alan Crawford, Chief Executive Officer
Number of employees
1,450 (2023)
Website acronaviation.com

Acron Aviation is an avionics manufacturer and flight training provider based in the United States, with locations in the United Kingdom and Thailand. It formally launched in 2025 following the 2023 sale by technology company L3Harris of its Commercial Aviation Solutions division to private equity firm TJC. [1] [2] [3] The divestment, which included commercial avionics and pilot training activities, was the result of L3Harris's decision to focus on its core defence and security markets. [4]

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Products and services

Avionics systems

Acron's avionics portfolio includes flight recorders for both data and cockpit sounds, navigation products, displays, and Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint venture with Thales that provides collision avoidance systems and other surveillance and communications equipment. [4] [5]

Training systems

Acron Aviation is one of few manufacturers of full flight simulators and other flight training devices, with the main production line based in Crawley, UK. [4] The main product is the Reality7e line of full flight simulators. Based on the RealitySeven simulator design launched in 2009 by Thales Training & Simulation (subsequently acquired by L3 Technologies and eventually by Acron Aviation), [6] the Reality7e introduces a fully electric motion systems and digital control loading. [7]

Flight training

The company operates Acron Aviation Academy (formerly L3Harris Airline Academy), an airline pilot school with bases at Orlando Sanford Airport, Florida, and Cranfield Airport, UK. [4] [8] It also offers simulator training on a number of types (A320, A330, B737, ATR72) in its three training centres located in Miami, Florida, Bangkok, Thailand, and Crawley. [9]

Data analytics

Acron's fourth business line provides operational intelligence to customers based on data collected anonymously from simulators and avionics equipment. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "L3Harris to sell its commercial aviation solutions business for $800 mln". Reuters . 27 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "TJC Closes Acquisition of L3Harris' Commercial Aviation Solutions Business". Business Wire . 31 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Walker, Karen (31 March 2025). "TJC Takes Ownership Of L3's Pilot Training And Avionics Unit". Aviation Week Network . Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Morrison, Murdo (31 March 2025). "Divested L3Harris training and avionics business emerges as Acron Aviation". FlightGlobal . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Surveillance". Acron Aviation. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Hoyle, Craig (8 September 2015). "L-3 Link targets simulator sales growth". FlightGlobal . Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Full Flight Simulator". Acron Aviation. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Acron Aviation Academy". Acron Aviation. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Pilot Training Services". Acron Aviation. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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