Demonstrating the continually receding effects of the recent supply-chain disruptions, general aviation aircraft deliveries were up across all sectors year-over-year (YOY), according to the third-quarter delivery statistics released yesterday by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

For the first nine months, business jet deliveries increased by 2 percent YOY, with 455 aircraft handed over. Turboprop deliveries rose by nearly 15 percent in the first three quarters, while piston deliveries saw a 12 percent gain. Total airplane billings climbed by 2.5 percent in the first nine months, reaching $14.5 billion.

Meanwhile, turbine helicopter deliveries climbed by 6.3 percent YOY, with 469 rotorcraft shipped over in the first nine months.

In his quarterly address, GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce noted that the general aviation segment serves as the aerospace technology incubator that drives safety and sustainability and that it is highly focused on these initiatives to further its growth.

“To achieve this, it is imperative that there is stability within our industry’s regulatory bodies, and having a new, permanent leader at the top of the FAA is a great start,” Bunce stated. “It is also essential that Congress act now to pass an FAA reauthorization bill that provides the new administrator and agency with the necessary direction and tools to strengthen and enhance the aviation system.”