GAMA issues second quarter 2025 aircraft shipment report

Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the Second Quarter 2025 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The results for the first six months of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, show increased shipments in the business jet and piston airplane sectors, as well as an increase in the overall value of aircraft shipments.

Aircraft shipments through the second quarter of 2025, when compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston airplanes increase 5.1% with 810 units, turboprops decrease 4.3% with 268 airplanes, and business jets increase 9.9% with 354 airplanes. The value of airplane deliveries through the second quarter of 2025 was $12.3 billion, an increase of 9.9%.

Helicopter shipments through the second quarter of 2025, when compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston helicopters decrease by one unit to 106, and turbine helicopters decrease 2.3% with 302 units. The value of civil-commercial helicopter deliveries was US$2.0 billion.

AIRPLANES       2025YTD*   2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD    2021YTD    2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston              810        771        709        640        565        503        492
Turboprop           268        280        290        247        221        152        260
Business Jets       354        322        296        289        264        244        281
Total Shipments    1432       1373       1295       1176       1050        899       1033
Total Billings   $12.3B     $11.2B      $9.1B      $9.1B      $8.6B      $7.9B      $8.0B


HELICOPTERS     2025YTD    2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD    2021YTD    2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston              106        107        112         87         83         63        149
Turbine             302        309        339        260        258        194        337
Total Shipments     408        416        451        347        341        257        486
Total Billings    $2.0B      $1.7B      $1.9B      $1.4B      $1.4B      $1.0B      $1.7B