2007 Was Another Record Year (Thankfully) For GA
Manufacturers
Just this past week, leaders of the General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced that the 2007 year-end
shipment figures for the general aviation industry have led to
another record high in industry billings.
Speaking at GAMA’s Annual Industry Review and Market
Outlook Briefing, GAMA Chairman and Chairman and CEO of Cirrus
Design Corporation, Alan Klapmeier, reported that a strong
worldwide market, especially outside of North America, was a
driving factor for general aviation in 2007. “As these
economies continue to expand, we expect general aviation to play an
ever increasing role in these regions.”
Klapmeier added, “Manufacturer backlogs are strong and we
think this bodes well for 2008 and the years beyond.”
Record industry billings totaled $21.9 billion, eclipsing last
years’ figure by 16.5 percent. Year-end, worldwide shipments
of general aviation airplanes totaled 4,272 units, the most in more
than a quarter century and up 5.4 percent over the previous year's
total of 4,053 units. Aside from the record set for year-end
billings, the industry also experienced an all-time high in
business jet shipments, delivering over one thousand units for the
first time in history.
The piston airplane segment was down 2.9 percent in 2007, but
still posted the second best year in over two decades. Total units
decreased from 2,755 in 2006 to 2,675 in 2007. Shipments of
turboprops increased 11.4 percent, up from 412 units in 2006 to 459
units in 2007. Business jet shipments reached an all-time high of
1,138 units, up 28.4 percent over last year’s figure of 886
airplanes.
Join Aero-TV in Part One of the Three-Part episode that features
Alan Klapmeier's presentation... and then join us later next week
for the Three Part Aero-TV presentation featuring GAMA's President
Pete Bunce.
Let's Check Out The State
Of The GA World
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