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Business jet deliveries increase as shipment value reaches $19.4 billion
GAMA has reported year-on-year growth in business jet shipments and total delivery value through the third quarter of 2025, despite lower helicopter output.
Read this story in our January/February 2026 printed issue.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has published its third quarter 2025 aircraft shipment and billing report. When compared with the same period in 2024, business jet shipments rose by 10.6% to 554 units and the overall value of aeroplane deliveries increased by 13.2% to $19.4 billion.

Piston aircraft deliveries rose by five units to 1,238, while turboprops dropped by 6.0% to 409 units.

Helicopter shipments were down across the board. Piston helicopters fell by six units to 149, and turbine helicopters declined by 3.1% to 463 units. The total value of civil-commercial helicopter deliveries reached $3.1 billion.

GAMA will publish the full-year 2025 report on February 18, 2026, during its State of the Industry Press Conference in Washington D.C.

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