{"id":35400,"date":"2026-05-31T19:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=35400"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:24:17","slug":"gama-releases-first-quarter-2026-aircraft-shipment-and-billing-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/gama-releases-first-quarter-2026-aircraft-shipment-and-billing-report\/%20","title":{"rendered":"GAMA Releases First Quarter 2026 Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the first quarter 2026 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report last week. The results for the first three months of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, show increased shipments in the piston airplane and business jet sectors and an increase in the overall value of aircraft shipments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cirrus-SR-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35402\" style=\"width:265px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cirrus-SR-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cirrus-SR-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cirrus Aircraft<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aircraft shipments through the first quarter of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, saw piston airplanes increase 6.4% with 381&nbsp;units, turboprops decrease 3.1% with 124 units, and business jets increase 14.9% with 162 units. The value of airplane deliveries through the first quarter of 2026 was $6.1&nbsp;billion, an increase of 19.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helicopter shipments through the first quarter of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, saw piston helicopters decrease by seven units to 47, and turbine helicopters decrease by 9.0% with 121 units. The value of civil-commercial helicopter deliveries was $789&nbsp;million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three Month Aircraft Shipment &amp; Billing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\"has-fixed-layout table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>Aircraft Type<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td>% Change<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Piston Airplanes<\/td><td>358<\/td><td>381<\/td><td>+6.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Turboprops<\/td><td>128<\/td><td>124<\/td><td>-3.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business Jets<\/td><td>141<\/td><td>162<\/td><td>+14.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Airplanes<\/td><td>627<\/td><td>667<\/td><td>+6.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Airplane Billings<\/td><td>$5.1B<\/td><td>$6.1B<\/td><td>+19.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Piston Helicopters<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>-13.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Turbine Helicopters<\/td><td>133<\/td><td>121<\/td><td>-9.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Helicopters<\/td><td>187<\/td><td>168<\/td><td>-10.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Helicopter Billings<\/td><td>$769M<\/td><td>$789M<\/td><td>+2.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GAMA\u2019s complete 2026 first quarter report can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gama.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026ShipmentReportQ1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gama.aero<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the first quarter 2026 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report last week. 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