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Bizjet Deliveries Inch Up, but GAMA Billings Dampened Last Year
The mixed results come as piston and turboprop deliveries slump, but new light and mid-size jets enter service.
Left to right: Aaron Hilkemann, GAMA vice chairman and Duncan Aviation president and CEO, and GAMA president and CEO Ed Bunce. (Photo: Shelly Simi)
Left to right: Aaron Hilkemann, GAMA vice chairman and Duncan Aviation president and CEO, and GAMA president and CEO Ed Bunce. (Photo: Shelly Simi)

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Slumping piston and turboprop deliveries and a slight weakening in some pockets of the large-cabin business jet market combined to drive down industry billings last year, despite the boost new models gave to the midsize and light jet segment, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s latest aircraft shipment report. GAMA released its year-end industry results and outlook for 2016 today in Washington, D.C., presenting mixed results for both the fixed-wing and rotorcraft markets.


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