GAMA Second Quarter Shipments and Billings

GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, released its shipments and billings report for the first half of 2025.  Year over year, the industry had mixed results, with an increase of 8.4% in single-engine piston and electric aircraft and an increase of 9.9% in business jets.  Single-engine turboprops were down 1.6%, with multi-engine pistons down 9.3% and multi-engine turboprops down 26.7% at the half-year mark.  Total general aviation billings

were up 8.1% year-over-year.

The helicopter market was down 7.8% for piston helicopters and down 3.5% for turbine helicopters.  Nonetheless, total rotary-wing billings were up 21.3% year-over-year, reflecting a mix change to larger aircraft.