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GAMA: Genav Aircraft Shipments Improve Across All Categories
Second quarter shipments were up across all categories from 2020, but business jet shipments and industry billings were still down from 2019.
Argus said “business aviation, particularly in North America, is in full growth mode” and forecasts flight hours to surpass 2021 levels by 9.5 percent in 2022. This would push it past 2019 levels by 17.4 percent. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Argus said “business aviation, particularly in North America, is in full growth mode” and forecasts flight hours to surpass 2021 levels by 9.5 percent in 2022. This would push it past 2019 levels by 17.4 percent. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

U.S. business and general aviation manufacturers continued to gain steam in the second quarter with total fixed-wing deliveries reaching 618 aircraft, up 123 units from the same year-ago period, and just eight units shy of the same quarter in 2019, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Releasing the second quarter billings and shipments today, GAMA reported deliveries were up year-over-year across all categories. Both turboprops and piston deliveries exceeded 2019 totals, though business jet shipments were still down significantly from 2019.

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