Worldwide business jet deliveries rose by 4 percent, to 129 units, in the first quarter, according to statistics released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Pressurized turboprops, meanwhile, saw an increase of nearly 53 percent year-over-year.
Billings for all GA airplanes–including pistons, turboprops and jets–totaled $4.6 billion in the first three months, up 31.7 percent from the same period last year. “We are very pleased to see a shift to the positive for GA airplanes, which extends across all airplane segments, for the first quarter of 2013,” said GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce.