Quarterly Shipments and Billings

The year-end 2022 industry results were presented at a press conference on February 22, 2023. The event can be viewed on GAMA’s YouTube Channel. The annual update of shipment billings data as well as updates to other GA industry data is now available in Excel on GAMA’s website by clicking HERE.

2023 SCHEDULE
First Quarter: May 25 Press Release 
Second Quarter: August 29 Press ReleaseReport
Third Quarter: Week of November 13
Year-End: February 21, 2024

Aircraft shipment reports for 1999-2022:

2020 2021 2022
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
              1999

Contact GAMA (Jens Hennig) to access aircraft shipment data in Excel from 1947 through 2022, including annual reports through 1999 not available in PDF from the above table.

Aircraft Shipments & Billings: Comparison of Last Three Years
AIRPLANE SHIPMENTS 2019 2020 2021 2022 % CH. 21-22
Piston Airplanes (*) 1,324 1,331 1,409 1,524 +8.2%
Turboprop Airplanes 525 443 527 582 +10.4%
Business Jets 809 644 710 712 +0.3%
TOTAL AIRPLANE SHIPMENTS 2,658 2,408 2,646 2,818 +6.5%
TOTAL AIRPLANE BILLINGS $23.5B $20.0B $21.6B 22.9B +5.8%
HELICOPTERS SHIPMENTS 2019 2020 2021 2022 % CH. 21-22
Piston Helicopters 179 142 181 194 +7.2%
Turbine Helicopters (*) 698 567 679 738 +8.2%
TOTAL HELICOPTER SHIPMENTS 877 709 860 932 +8.0%
TOTAL HELICOPTER BILLINGS $3.8B $3.4B $4.2B $4.5B +8.5%

Notes:
(*) The 2022 report published on February 22 and associated table did not include Fourth Quarter Leonardo Helicopters delivery data. The report was updated and the table adjusted with Leonardo year-end data on March 13, 2023. Additionally, the 2022 report includes delivery data from MD Helicopters, LLC – a new entry into the industry report.

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.