Aircraft
Deliveries, Billings Up in All GA Segments for 1H2023
GA delivery numbers show strong industry resiliency
Cirrus Vision Jet single-engine airplane
Cirrus Aircraft improved on its 1H 2022 delivery totals of the SF 50 Vision Jet by 14 aircraft during the first six months of 2023. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

General aviation aircraft deliveries and billings were up across all segments in the first half of the year, according to statistics released this morning by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Total airplane industry billings rose from $9.1 billion to $9.2 billion while rotorcraft sales climbed 29.9 percent from $1.4 to $1.9 billion.

Worldwide business jet deliveries rose by 2.4 percent year-over-year over the first six months, with 296 handed over. Bombardier delivered five more Challengers this year than a year ago, for a total of 51 aircraft. Embraer saw its six-month delivery total rise by nine aircraft, buoyed by the Phenom 300E. It handed over 10 additional copies of the light jet than it did in the first half of 2022.

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