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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association published the first quarter 2016 aircraft shipment results, and the report shows lower deliveries than hoped for. The general aviation industry shipped 614 aircraft in the first three months of the year for a total value of $4.5 billion. Shipments of general aviation aircraft were soft across the board with only a handful of bright spots. Piston airplane and rotorcraft shipments were stable in the first quarter when compared to last year, while Business jet deliveries declined by 4.7 percent. SpaceX has recovered another Falcon 9 booster in a landing attempt that comp