Overview
- Piston airplane shipments increased 5.1% to 810 units through the first half of 2025, while business jet deliveries rose 9.9% to 354.
- Airplane delivery values reached nearly $12.3 billion, up about 10% from the same period in 2024.
- Turboprop shipments slipped 4.3% to 268 units, and helicopter units eased slightly, with piston at 106 and turbine at 302.
- The value of civil‑commercial helicopter deliveries climbed more than 20% to $2 billion despite lower unit counts.
- Cirrus and Textron led airplane deliveries year to date, as Airbus Helicopters topped rotorcraft units followed by Robinson and Leonardo, while Global Jet Capital reported Q2 flight operations up 3.1% and OEM backlogs up 8.4% to $55.5 billion with fleet availability at 7.3%.