With Increase in Aircraft Shipments Overall from 2020, GAMA Reports a Good Year

The association held its annual conference Wednesday with updates on fuel, sustainability, workforce, and supply chain challenges.

Julie Boatman

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 02:00 PM ET

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General aviation aircraft shipments rose 10.2 percent in 2021. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

General aviation aircraft shipments significantly rebounded in 2021, increasing by 10.2% to a total valuation of $25.2 billion, demonstrating the industry's resilience post-pandemic.
Despite ongoing challenges in fuel, sustainability, workforce, and supply chain, all aircraft segments—piston airplanes, turboprops, business jets, and rotorcraft—experienced notable shipment increases, with robust backlogs indicating sustained demand.
The FAA and industry launched the EAGLE initiative, a four-pillared program aiming to eliminate leaded aviation gas emissions from the general aviation piston fleet by 2030.

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) offered good news in the wake of the second year of the global pandemic, with overall general aviation aircraft shipments ticking upward by 10.2 percent in 2021, with a total valuation of $25.2 billion.

GAMA held its annual State of the Industry Press Conference on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to deliver the report and update the industry on the key challenges it faces in 2022: