GAMA: Aircraft Deliveries Grow Across All Segments in Q1 2025

Fixed-wing airplane shipments increase 18 percent over the same period of 2024.

Zach Vasile

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 05:00 PM ET

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Pilatus aircraft [Courtesy: Pilatus]

Key Takeaways:

General aviation shipments experienced strong overall growth in Q1 2025, indicating continued robust momentum for the industry.
Fixed-wing aircraft led this expansion with an 18% increase in shipments across all categories and airplane billings rising from $4 billion to $5 billion.
Rotorcraft shipments also grew, albeit more modestly at 1.6%, with their total billings increasing by 12 percent.

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General aviation shipments ticked up in the first quarter of 2025, with double-digit increases across all categories of fixed-wing aircraft and more modest increases for rotorcraft.

According to figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), airplane shipments climbed 18 percent between the first quarter of 2024 and Q1 2025, while rotorcraft shipments grew by 1.6 percent over the same interval.