AIN GAMA numbers September 2014
Manufacturers saw a better than 12-percent jump in first-half business jet deliveries year over year, with 318 handed over during the first six months of this year, according to statistics released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Much of this increase was fueled by Cessna, which delivered 71 jets in the first half of the year, a 36.5-percent rise over the same period last year. Though the company saw decreases in most of its other models, its totals were buoyed by recent certifications of the Citation M2, Sovereign+ and X+. Deliveries of the M2 (which received EASA certification in June) began late last year, and the Wichita manufacturer handed over 19 of the CJ1 replacements in this year’s first half. Following FAA approval for the revamped Sovereign+ in December, Cessna more than tripled its output of the jet from five in the first half of last year to 16 through June of this year. The Citation X+ earned its FAA certification in late June, and Cessna delivered three before the end of the first half.
