GAMA: Genav Billings Rise, but Bizjet Deliveries Slide
Though jet deliveries were down 4.1 percent in the first half of the year, turboprop twin shipments soared by more than 70 percent versus the same period last year. This was thanks to increased deliveries of King Airs at Wichita-based Beechcraft. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)
Though jet deliveries were down 4.1 percent in the first half of the year, turboprop twin shipments soared by more than 70 percent versus the same period last year. This was thanks to increased deliveries of King Airs at Wichita-based Beechcraft. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

Total general aviation (GA) airplane billings in the first half of the year reached $10.4 billion, an increase of more than 25 percent over the same period last year, according to statistics released yesterday by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). This is the first time since the first half of 2008 that six-month industry revenues have exceeded $10 billion.

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