The market’s appetite for new aircraft continues to sour. Numbers released Feb. 22 by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show total airplane deliveries slipped by 3.9 percent in 2016, compared to 2015. Deliveries of business jets, piston airplanes, and helicopters (both piston and turbine) saw the biggest declines, down 7.9 percent, 4.9 percent, and 16.9 percent, respectively.
Source: aopaAircraft shipments continue slide