Bizav’s delivery slump continues
The numbers are in for deliveries of business aircraft in the first half of this year, and the news isn’t good despite a slight increase of 27 aircraft shi

The numbers are in for deliveries of business aircraft in the first half of this year, and the news isn’t good despite a slight increase of 27 aircraft shipments from the first quarter 2002 to the second quarter. From 571 in the first half of last year, aircraft deliveries dropped a numbing 24.87 percent to 429 in the first half of this year.

The numbers are based in part on the quarterly report of all general aviation deliveries by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. In its July 19 release, GAMA president Ed Bolen noted that shipments are down in every category of airplane, reflecting “…the current uncertainty about the U.S. economy.”