GAMA Publishes Second Quarter Airplane Shipment Report

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published second quarter general aviation airplane shipment and billings data. The general aviation industry delivered 995 airplanes at a value of $9 billion during the first half of 2017.

“Results for the second quarter of this year are very much like the first – mixed, with some bright spots,” said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce. “We hope rule rewrites in the U.S. and Europe, reorganization of the FAA certification directorate, and ongoing certification and regulatory reform efforts in Congress, including fuller utilization of the delegation authorization, will spur higher numbers in future quarters this year and the next.”

The piston airplane segment led the industry in unit improvement at a 5.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2016. Business jet shipments increased by three units to 295 deliveries over the first six months of 2017. The turboprop segment was down 0.9 percent, or two units, in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same time period last year.

2016Â Â Â Â Â Â 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Percent Change

Piston AirplanesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 443Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 468Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +5.6%

TurbopropsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 234Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 232Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.9%

Business JetsÂ Â Â Â 292Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 295Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +1.0%

Total Airplane UnitsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 969Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 995Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +2.7%

Total Airplane BillingsÂ Â Â Â $9.4BÂ Â Â Â $9.0BÂ Â Â Â -3.4%

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.