Quarterly Shipments and Billings

View the 2018 year-end general aviation aircraft shipment press release and report by clicking here. You may also view the 2018 Annual Report online.

The preliminary quarterly shipment data press release schedule for 2019 is:

First Quarter: May 17 | Report
Second Quarter: August 8
Third Quarter: November 12
Year-End: February 19, 2020

Aircraft shipment reports:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Contact GAMA (Jens Hennig) to access aircraft shipment data from 1947 through 1999.

Aircraft Shipments – Comparison of Last Two Full Years
AIRPLANE SHIPMENTS 2017 2018 % CHANGE
Piston Airplanes 1,085 1,139 +5.0%
Turboprop Airplanes (*) 563 601 +5.2%
Business Jets 677 703 +3.8%
TOTAL AIRPLANE SHIPMENTS 2,324 2,443 +4.7%
TOTAL AIRPLANE BILLINGS $20.2B $20.6B +1.5%
ROTORCRAFT SHIPMENTS 2017 2018 % CHANGE
Piston Rotorcraft 264 281 +6.4%
Turbine Rotorcraft (**) 704 739 +5.0%
TOTAL ROTORCRAFT SHIPMENTS 968 1,020 +5.4%
TOTAL ROTORCRAFT BILLINGS $4.1B $3.9B -4.3%

Notes:

(*) Viking Air started providing delivery data in 2018.

(**) This table has been updated since originally published to also include Leonardo Helicopter’s year-end data.

Looking for data about Avionics Sales? The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has launched the AEA Avionics Market Report, which provides an overview of the value of new and retrofit avionics sales. The report can be accessed online at AEA Avionics Market Report.