GAMA Publishes Second Quarter Rotorcraft Shipment Data

201777Bell525 The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published the second quarter rotorcraft shipment report. The rotorcraft industry delivered 465Â aircraft in the first six months of 2017, an increase of 16.8 percent compared to the same period of last year. The value of the deliveries was $1.9 billion compared to $1.5 billion in 2016.

“The second quarter shipment and billing numbers provide a positive marker for the rotorcraft market stabilizing and are a solid bright spot for the general aviation industry in 2017,” said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.

Shipments of piston rotorcraft increased from 116 in 2016, to 127 in 2017. The turbine rotorcraft unit shipments increased from 282 last year to 338 in 2017, a 19.9 percent increase.

Â	2016 H1	2017 H1	Percent Change
Piston Rotorcraft	116	127	+9.5%
Turbine Rotorcraft	282	338	+19.9%
Total Rotorcraft Units	398	465	+16.8%
Total Rotorcraft Billings	$1.52B	$1.88B	+23.9%

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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.