WASHINGTON, D.C. — In just released figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), shipments of both airplane and rotorcraft increased in the first quarter of this year, while combined billings dropped. “The first quarter shows mixed results for our industry, but with several bright spots,” said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce. “We expect […]
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Shipments, billings down for GA manufacturers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At its annual industry review Feb. 22, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the 2016 year-end aircraft shipment and billings numbers. GAMA Chairman Simon Caldecott, president and CEO of Piper Aircraft, revealed that airplane shipments globally fell 3.9%, from 2,331 in 2015 to 2,241 in 2016, while airplane billings declined 14.1%, from $24.1 billion […]
Flying the SheHawk
Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), sent in this photo of his wife, Patty, making her way to Oshkosh in her “SheHawk.”
Applications now being accepted for GAMA scholarships
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is now taking applications for two aviation scholarships. Each comes with a $2,000 cash prize. The Edward W. Stimpson “Aviation Excellence” Award is named for a founder and past president of GAMA. Given annually, the scholarship goes to a graduating high school senior who has been […]
Piper president named GAMA chairman
The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected Simon Caldecott, president and CEO of Piper Aircraft, as its chairman for 2017. In addition, Phil Straub, Managing Director of Aviation and Vice President of Garmin International, was elected as Vice Chairman. Straub is a former chairman of GAMA’s Technical Policy Committee. The […]
GA shipments, billings continue to decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shipments of general aviation aircraft dropped 3.5% worldwide in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). In the first nine months of the year, 1,504 airplanes were shipped, compared to 1,558 in 2015. Rotorcraft shipments declined 16% to 615 compared to 732 […]
Registration now open for high school design challenge
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has opened registration for the fifth annual GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge, a competition to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills among U.S. high school students using aviation. The first 100 high schools that enter the competition will receive complimentary “Fly to Learn” curriculum and software powered […]
GA shipments, billings continue to decline
Figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that worldwide aircraft shipment and billing figures are down for the first half of 2016. Airplane shipments declined 4.5% to 970, while billings fell 11% from $10.4 billion to $9.3 billion. Rotorcraft shipments also dropped 16.1%, from 467 during the same period a year ago to […]
Students begin building Sportsman
High school students Derrick Cleaves, Logan Feltz, Austin Krause, and Natasha Stemwedel, teacher Mike Hansen, and chaperone Jerry Graf — the winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association/Build A Plane 2016 Aviation Design Challenge — will spend the next two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman airplane at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington, as their prize. […]