GAMA: Bizjet and Rotorcraft Shipments Rise in 3Q
Fixed-wing billings are down, despite slight increase in shipments, but rotorcraft are showing signs of a turnaround.
Business jet deliveries this year are being boosted by the Cessna Citation Latitude. Thirty-six examples of the new midsize jet have been handed over to customers in the first three quarters. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Business jet deliveries this year are being boosted by the Cessna Citation Latitude. Thirty-six examples of the new midsize jet have been handed over to customers in the first three quarters. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Business and general aviation airplane shipments appeared to have stabilized through the first three quarters, inching 1.7 percent upward to 1,532, but billings have still slid by 2.8 percent year-over-year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported today. Meanwhile, rotorcraft shipments are showing signs of a turnaround this year, with shipments up 7.7 percent, to 661, and billings up 8.8 percent, to $2.7 billion.


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