Aircraft
Covid Effects Weigh On Bizav 3Q Deliveries
Business jets and turboprops deliveries still lag previous year tallies by double digits, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Business jet and turboprop deliveries remained down in the first three quarters but piston shipments nosed upward.
Business jet and turboprop deliveries remained down in the first three quarters but piston shipments nosed upward.

The general aviation industry continued to feel the dampening effects of the global Covid pandemic in the third quarter of 2020, with new airplane deliveries in the first nine months falling 12.6 percent year-over-year, according to statistics released November 18 by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Meanwhile, billings were off by more than 20 percent, at $11.9 billion, during the comparative nine-month period.