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Complex and critical elements of any modern aircraft are aircraft communication, navigation and flight control systems, and many other functions. Current avionic systems are more and more computer oriented, and software can be attributed to a growing percentage of device complexity. An airplane protection software error may lead to tragic incidents, such as many fatalities and aircraft losses. Certification agencies recognise the submission of compliance report for RTCA document DO-178B/C for software creation to show compliance with airworthiness specifications. The production of Avionics software is generally complex and historically depends on a rigorous planning process, with early setting of comprehensive requirement and late manufacturing of working software. This can result in a lot of reproaching and risk of budget overruns and schedule adjustments and software bugs being fixed. This raises the issue of the use of agile techniques in the production of avionics software. Based on the findings of two activities: an industrial literature review with the implementation of agile methodology in a DO-178B/C context, and a professional evaluation of the DO-178B/C objectives, an agile development framework is presented where Scrum is enhanced to achieve the DO-178B/C goals. Applying agile practices can help produce working applications on a daily basis and be able to adapt to changes, thereby lowering the risk of budget and schedule overruns.