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May 21, 2021

GAMA Publishes 1Q/2021 Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report

Slow Progress Shown -- But Vulnerabilities Remain

GAMA has released the general aviation aircraft shipments and billings report for the first quarter of 2021. Deliveries increased for turbine helicopters and propeller airplanes while business jet and piston helicopter shipments were flat in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020, which in its closing weeks saw the onset of the pandemic.

Over 200 Women Pilots To Compete In International Cross-Country Airplane Race

The oldest race of its kind in the United States, the Air Race Classic (ARC), traces its roots to the 1929 Women's Air Derby, in which Amelia Earhart and 19 other daring female pilots raced from Santa Monica, California, to Cleveland, Ohio. That contest, aka the Powder Puff Derby, marked the beginning of women's airplane racing in the United States. Today, the ARC is the epicenter of women's air racing, the ultimate test of piloting skill and aviation decision-making for female pilots of all ages and from all walks of life.