Introduction: 2025 FLYING Buyers Guide

Dive into our survey of the general aviation market and new aircraft for this year.

Rick Durden

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 01:58 PM ET

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Edited By:

Kimberly Johnson

[Courtesy: Diamond Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

The general aviation market experienced solid sales growth in the first three quarters of 2024, driven by a strong economy, but high demand has led to increasing backlogs.
Persistent supply chain issues, particularly in the engine sector, continue to challenge manufacturers and contribute to these growing backlogs.
The industry faces significant regulatory uncertainty with a new presidential administration, including a freeze on new FAA regulations, leadership vacancies, and concerns over air traffic control privatization.
Proposed high tariffs on imports are a major concern for manufacturers, potentially increasing costs, impacting demand, and threatening the general aviation market, especially for piston aircraft.

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In preparing FLYING’s general aviation market survey, we reviewed sales data through the first three quarters of 2024—data for the fourth quarter was not yet released in time for press—and compared it with the same period in 2023. The numbers show that for jets, turboprops, and pistons sales have been solid in all areas, with a total of 1,221 airplanes delivered in the first three quarters of 2024, over 1,131 in that time in 2023.

The solid sales record is consistent with the historically strong economy of the last several years and a stock market at all-time highs, even though there was an inflation surge that was expected during a long period of nearly full employment and rising wages.