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GAMA: 1Q genav Deliveries See Covid-19 Impact
Though the first quarter of the year started well for general aviation manufacturers, as the Covid pandemic took hold, deliveries fell.
(Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)
(Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)

The general aviation aircraft manufacturing industry saw serious impact by the global coronavirus crisis, according to first-quarter delivery numbers released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). All segments were affected, with total airplane billings down by 21.3 percent year-over-year. Business jet deliveries declined by more than 19 percent year-over-year, from 141 handed over in the first three months of 2019 to 114 during the same period this year.


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