GAMA issues first quarter 2026 shipment report

Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the first quarter 2026 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The results for the first three months of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, show increased shipments in the piston airplane and business jet sectors and an increase in the overall value of aircraft shipments.

Aircraft shipments through the first quarter of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, saw piston airplanes increase 6.4% with 381 units, turboprops decrease 3.1% with 124 units, and business jets increase 14.9% with 162 units. The value of airplane deliveries through the first quarter of 2026 was US$6.1 billion, an increase of 19.1%.

Helicopter shipments through the first quarter of 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, saw piston helicopters decrease by 7 units to 47, and turbine helicopters decrease by 9.0% with 121 units. The value of civil-commercial helicopter deliveries was US$789 million.

AIRPLANES       2026YTD*   2025YTD    2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD // 2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston              381        358        296        294        267        219        200
Turboprop           124        128        108        117        110         71        115
Business Jets       162        141        127        117        118        114        132
Total Shipments     667        627        531        528        495        404        447
Total Billings    $6.1B      $5.1B      $4.0B      $3.7B      $3.8B      $3.4B      $3.8B

HELICOPTERS     2026YTD    2025YTD    2024YTD    2023YTD    2022YTD // 2020YTD // 2018YTD
Piston               47         54         53         56         40         37         77
Turbine             121        133        131        153        100         85        134
Total Shipments     168        187        184        209        140        122        211
Total Billings    $0.8B      $0.8B      $0.7B      $0.8B      $0.5B      $0.4B      $0.6B