GAMA

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) came out with its First Quarter stats on Tuesday, and to the surprise of no one familiar with industry activity, they were further proof of a slow economic recovery process. Overall, total billings were down $3.7 billion compared to the first quarter of last year, a nearly 20 percent […]

In an event hosted inside a large hangar at the Cessna manufacturing facility on Monday, state and local government officials and industry spokespeople showed their support of Wichita’s ailing aviation businesses and its workers. More than 2,000 people attended the event, which was organized by GAMA in partnership with Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombardier Learjet. […]

At its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the General Aviation Manufacturers’ Association gave its formal assessment of the past year, and to no one’s surprise, 2010 was one to forget. Shipments of new airplanes were down in all segments, with pistons, turboprops and bizjets all walloped by a still-weakened global economy. Overall, shipments were down […]

General aviation is still in the doldrums, reflected by low third quarter numbers from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Deliveries dipped to 420 aircraft, that’s 23.4 percent lower than Q3 2009. Stacked up against the same time period in 2008, it’s even more depressing — down by almost 60 percent. But that was the […]

The first nine months of 2008 were terrific for general aviation. The same time frame this year has been a disaster, by comparison. Manufacturers shipped close to 3,000 aircraft through Q3 last year (2,982 to be exact — according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association). This year’s total through September is 1,587 — off by […]

Total general aviation aircraft shipments for the first half of the year were off by 46% compared with last year. The recent report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) also showed billings down by almost 23%, an indication that the largest drops in deliveries were in the lower-priced segments. Indeed, piston aircraft shipments fell […]