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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association
(GAMA) has published the 2017 third quarter shipment and billings for general
aviation aircraft.
General aviation airplane shipments increased
by 1.7 percent and rotorcraft shipments increased by 7.7 percent, year-to-date.
Airplane billings, however, declined slightly to $13.2bn, a 2.8 percent decrease
compared to 2016, while rotorcraft billings increased by 8.8 percent, to $2.7bn.
“The third quarter shipment and billing
numbers continue a similar pattern for the industry this year: mixed, with some
bright spots that continue trending upward, particularly in the rotorcraft
market,” said GAMA President and CEO
Pete Bunce. “We’ve been very focused
on streamlining certification and validation processes around the world, which
will help our member companies continue bringing new and safer products to the
market and hopefully spur growth in future quarters.”
Continued momentum in the rotorcraft segment
resulted in an increase in piston helicopter shipments from 168 to 190 units, a
13.1 percent increase, in the first nine months of 2017 compared to last year.
Turbine helicopter shipments increased by 5.6 percent to 471 units. Piston
airplane shipment increased by four percent to 724 units compared to 696 in
2016. The industry shipped 434 business jets, a 1.4 increase, in the first nine
months of the year. Turboprop shipments declined slightly from 382 to 374
airplanes shipped, a 2.1 percent decline.
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