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GAMA's First-Half Tally: Jets and Turboprops Up, Pistons Down

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association's figures for the first half of 2026 show aircraft billings running ahead of last year, with business jets and turboprops doing the lifting. Piston-airplane deliveries moved the other direction over the same stretch. For the segment of the fleet this publication covers, the numbers point one way: up.

With reporting from AVweb.

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