GAMA issues third quarter 2025 shipment report

Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the third quarter 2025 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The results for the first nine months of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, show increased shipments in the business jets sector and a rise in the overall value of aircraft shipments.

Aircraft shipments through the third quarter of 2025, when compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston airplanes increase by five units to 1238, turboprops decrease 6.0% with 409 units, and business jets increase 10.6% with 554 units. The value of airplane deliveries through the third quarter of 2025 was US$19.4 billion, an increase of 13.2%.

Helicopter shipments through the third quarter of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, saw piston helicopters decrease by 6 units to 149 and turbine helicopters decrease by 3.1% to 463. The value of civil-commercial helicopter deliveries was US$3.1 billion.

AIRPLANES       2025YTD*   2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD    2021YTD    2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston             1238       1233       1136       1014        895        901        781
Turboprop           409        435        439        383        357        254        395
Business Jets       554        501        455        446        438        378        447
Total Shipments    2201       2169       2030       1843       1690       1533       1623
Total Billings   $19.4B     $17.3B     $14.4B     $14.1B     $13.4B     $11.9B     $12.8B

HELICOPTERS     2025YTD    2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD    2021YTD    2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston              149        155        158        137        131        105        220
Turbine             463        478        469        441        410        332        513
Total Shipments     612        633        627        578        541        437        733
Total Billings    $3.1B      $2.7B      $2.7B      $2.6B      $2.4B      $1.8B      $2.7B