GAMA issues first quarter 2025 shipment report

Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the First Quarter 2025 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The results for the first three months of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, show increased shipments across all sectors and an increase in the overall value of aircraft shipments.

Aircraft shipments through the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston airplanes increase by 19.3% with 353 units, turboprops increase by 23.1% with 133 units and business jets increase by 11.0% with 141 units. The value of airplane deliveries through the first quarter of 2025 was US$5.04 billion, an increase of 25.7%.

Helicopter shipments through the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston helicopters increase 1.9% with 54 units and turbine helicopters increase 1.5% with 133 units. The value of helicopter deliveries was US$770 million.

AIRPLANES            2025Q1    2024Q1    2023Q1    2022Q1    2021Q1    2020Q1 // 2018Q1 // 2016Q1
Piston                  353       296       294       267       231       219       200       191
Turboprop               133       108       117       110        84        71       115       109
Business Jets           141       127       117       118       113       114       132       122
Total Shipments         627       531       528       495       428       404       447       422
Total Billings        $5.0B     $4.0B     $3.7B     $3.8B     $4.0B     $3.4B     $3.8B     $4.0B



HELICOPTERS          2025Q1    2024Q1    2023Q1    2022Q1    2021Q1    2020Q1 // 2018Q1 // 2016Q1
Piston                   54        53        56        40        36        37        77        60
Turbine                 133       131       153       100        92        85       134       116
Total Shipments         187       184       209       140       128       122       211       176
Total Billings        $0.8B     $0.7B     $0.8B     $0.5B     &0.6B     $0.4B     $0.6B     $0.8B