Let's Take A Closer Look At The Damage From 1Q/2009...
In addition to the basic data in the first story we published
about GAMA's release of the 2009 Fist Quarter Sales
Disasters Reports, there is a lot of specific data
that is worth looking over... Mind you, this is but the first
quarter and possibly the worst of those that we'll see in terms of
the current economic meltdown, as some signs of slight and slow
recoveries are being reported in nearly every sector of the
aviation business.
Aircraft Shipment Info:
Type/Geography
Airplane Shipments by Type: Manufactured
Worldwide
Category
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
Single-Engine Piston
165
0
0
0
165
Multi-Engine Piston
14
0
0
0
14
Total Piston
179
0
0
0
179
Turboprops
92
0
0
0
92
Business Jets
191
0
0
0
191
Total Turbine
283
0
0
0
283
Grand Total
462
0
0
0
462
Airplane Shipments by
Type: Manufactured in United States
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