20 February 2025
GA aircraft sales and deliveries are in a healthy state of growth according to the annual report on 2024 shipments released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Nearly all aircraft segments saw increases over 2023 and the total value of reported aircraft deliveries is $31.2 billion, an increase of 13.3%.
Pete Bunce, GAMA President and CEO, said, “As we report on the strength of the general aviation manufacturing industry over the past year, it is notable that for the first time in a decade our companies again exceeded $30 billion in annual billings and for the second year in a row, we shipped more than 4,000 units.
“This strong performance provides great momentum into 2025, but it is essential that policymakers and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic recognise that for continued growth, they must work with industry on policy issues such as taxes, trade, regulations and supply chain.
“General aviation is at the forefront of advancing technology that makes flying safer and more sustainable, while providing efficient and reliable global economic connectivity, and air accessibility to rural and small communities that lack commercial airline services.
“It would be a travesty to see any of this progress halted due to policy decisions that could have unintended consequences for an industry that contributes so much.”
Fixed-wing aircraft shipments in 2024, when compared to 2023, saw piston aircraft increase by 4.2% with 1,772 units, turboprops decline slightly by 1.9% with 626 units, and business jets increase 4.7% with 764 units.
The value of fixed-wing aircraft deliveries for 2024 was $26.7 billion, an increase of 14.3%.
Helicopter shipments in 2024, when compared to 2023, saw piston helicopters in-line with 210 units, and preliminary turbine helicopters in-line with 746 units, an increase of one and three units respectively. The preliminary value of helicopter deliveries for 2024 was $4.5 billion, an increase of approximately 7.6%.
Latest version of Cirrus SR22T, the G7. Photo: Cirrus
Cirrus 731 aircraft delivered (+23 aircraft)
SR50 Vision Jet 101 (+5)
SR22T (best seller) 364 (+9)
SR22 142 (+3)
SR20 121 (+6)
Cubcrafters 87 (+18)
Daher (TBM + Kodiak) 82 (+8)
TBM 56 (0)
Kodiak 26 (+8)
Diamond 252 (-21)
Elixir 14 (+9)
Piper 291 (+46)
M700 Fury 46
Seminole 26 (+8)
Archer/Pilot 100i 182 (+37)
Pipistrel 91 (-21)
Tecnam 283 (+39)
Best seller P2008JC 76 (+40)
P2010P Twenty Ten 53 (-5)
Textron Aviation 559 (-59)
Best seller CE-172S Skyhawk 164 (-16)
CE-208B Grand Caravan EX 60 (-9)
Best selling bizjet CE-690A Citation Latitude 40 (-1)
Helicopters
Bell 172 (+1)
Best seller 505 90 (+13)
Robinson 295 (-1)
Best seller R44 Raven II 121 (+20)
GAMA has also released a comparison of 2023 and 2024 aircraft shipments with 2019, 25 years ago.
