### General A viation Manufacturers A ssociation 

# 2008 General Aviation

Stati s tical Databook & I n d u s try O utlook

### The General A viation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) represents 65 of the world’s leading manufacturers of fixed-wing general aviation airplanes, engines, avionics, and components. In addition to building nearly all of the general aviation airplanes flying worldwide today, GAMA member companies also operate fleets of airplanes, fixed-based operations, pilot / technician training centers, and maintenance facilities worldwide. Headquartered in Washington, DC, GAMA represents the interests of its members to government agencies throughout the world. These interests include legislation, safety regulations and standards, market access, development of aviation infrastructure, and aviation security. GAMA also works with national and international industry groups and regulatory authorities to promote the interests of general aviation worldwide through a variety of means including the development of worldwide standards at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Through its public information and education programs, GAMA promotes better understanding of general aviation and the important role it plays in economic growth and in serving the transportation needs of communities, companies and individuals. 

### + Over 320,000 general aviation airplanes worldwide, ranging from two-seat training aircraft to intercontinental business jets, are flying today; 231,000 of those airplanes are based in the United States.

+ General aviation contributes more than $150 billion to the U.S. economy annually and employs more than 1,265,000 people.

+ In the U.S., general aviation aircraft fly over 27 million hours and carry 166 million passengers annually.

+ There are nearly 4,000 paved general aviation airports open to the public in the U.S. By contrast, scheduled airlines serve less than 500 airports.

+ Nearly two-thirds of all the hours flown by general aviation aircraft are for business purposes.

+ General aviation is the primary training ground for most commercial airline pilots. 

## General aviation has become 

# one of the world’s most important and dynamic industries. It touches every aspect of our lives, our economy, and our future. It represents over one million jobs, billions of dollars in revenue, and the growth of thousands of cities, businesses, services, and manufacturing facilities around the world. General aviation is defined as all aviation other than military and scheduled commercial airlines. Consider the scope of general aviation:

# 2008 General Aviation

Stati s tical Databook & I n d u s try O utlook

General A viation Manufacturers A ssociation2 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# Contents

02 | General A viation Fleet and Fli g ht A ctivity 27


### 2.1 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Number of Aircraft by Primary Use by Aircraft Type (2007) 28

F igure 2.1 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft by Type (2007) 28

2.2 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Total Hours F lown (in Thousands) by Actual Use and Aircraft Type (2007) 29

F igure 2.2 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft by Type and Hours F lown (in Thousands) (2007) 29

2.3 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 E stimated Hours F lown (in Thousands) by Type (1980-2007) 30

2.4 General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 E stimated Active Aircraft by Type (1980-2007) 30

2.5 Active General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft and Average Hours F lown (in Thousands) per Aircraft by Type (2003-2007) 31

2.6 Total F uel Consumed and Average F uel Consumption R ate by Aircraft Type (2007) 32

2.7 Average Age of R egistered General Aviation F leet (2005-2008) 32

2.8 Active General Aviation Aircraft by U.S. R egion and State (2000-2007) 33

2.9 Summary of U.S. General Aviation Operations and Contacts (in Thousands) (1994-2007) 34

2.10 Summary of U.S. General Aviation Operations (in Thousands) at F AA and Contract Control Towers (1994-2007) 34

2.11 E stimated Active Experimental Aircraft F leet (1994-2007) 34
2.12 E stimated Hours F lown (in Thousands) of Experimental Aircraft F leet (1994-2007) 34

F igure 2.3 Worldwide Turbine Airplane F leet 35
F igure 2.4 Worldwide Turbine Business Airplane Operators 35
F igure 2.5 F ractional Aircraft and Share Owners 35 2008 M arket R eview 4
I ndustry O utlook 6
2009 G AMA Ag enda 8



# 2008 General Aviation Statistical Databook

01 | General A viation S hipments and B illin g s 11 

### GAMA Statistics Summary 12
1.1 General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane Manufactured Worldwide (1994-2008) 13

1.2 E stimated Billings (in Millions) for General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane Manufactured Worldwide (1994-2008) 13

F igure 1.1 General Aviation Airplane Shipments and Billings Worldwide (1994-2008) 13

1.3 Worldwide Business Jet Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008) 14

1.4 Worldwide Turboprop Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008) 15

1.5 Worldwide Piston E ngine Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008) 16

1.6 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplanes by Units Shipped, Number of Companies R eporting and F actory Net Billings (1946-2008) 18

1.7 General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type Manufactured in the U.S. (1960-2008) 20

F igure 1.2 General Aviation Shipments of Airplanes Manufactured in the U.S. (1974-2008) 21

F igure 1.3 General Aviation Billings of Airplanes Manufactured in the U.S. (1974-2008) 21

1.8 E stimated Billings (in Millions) for New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type (1978-2008) 22

1.9 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Year and Quarter (1978-2008) 24

1.10 U.S. Civil Airplane Imports and Dollar V alue (in Millions) (2003-2007) 24

1.11 New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports (1978-2008) 25

1.12 New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports by Type (1978-2008) 252008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 3 

### 06 | General A viation S a f ety D ata 57


### 6.1 U.S. General Aviation Accidents, F atal Accidents, and F atalities (1938-2008) 58

F igure 6.1 Total Accidents and F atal Accidents in U.S. General Aviation (1982-2008) 59

F igure 6.2 Accident R ates in U.S. General Aviation (1982-2007) 59

6.2 U.S. On-Demand F A R135 Accidents, F atal Accidents, and F atalities (1987-2007) 60

F igure 6.3 Accident R ates in U.S. On-Demand 135 Operations (1987-2007) 60

07 | I nternational G A S tatistical I n f ormation 63


### 7.1 Australia – Hours F lown (in Thousands) in General Aviation by F lying Activity (1992-2007) 64

7.2 Australia – Number of General Aviation and R egional Aircraft by Category (1995-2007) 64

7.3 Australia – Number of Aircraft and Hours F lown (in Thousands) in General Aviation and R egional Airline Operations by Age of Aircraft (2007) 64

7.4 Brazil – Number of Aircraft R egistrations by Type (1988-2003) 65

7.5 Canada – Number of Aircraft R egistrations by Type and Weight Group (1980-2006) 65

7.6 Germany – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (2001-2008) 66

7.7 New Zealand – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type and Airmen Certificates (1933-2005) 66

7.8 South Africa – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (1999-2008) 67

7.9 Switzerland – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type and Airmen Certificates (1990-2006) 67

7.10 United Kingdom – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (1990-2008) 68

7.11 ICAO Summary of General Aviation Aircraft (1985-1997) 68
7.12 ICAO Summary of General Aviation Hours F lown (in Thousands) (1985-1997) 68

2008 E xecutive C ommittee 70
2008 G AMA S ta ff 71
G AMA M ember C ompanies 72 03 | U
. S

. P ilot P opulation 37


### 3.1 Active U.S. Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held (1987-2008) 38

3.2 E stimated Active Pilots and F light Instructors by F AA R egion and State (December 31, 2008) 39

3.3 E stimated F AA Active Pilot Certificates Held by Category and Age Group of Holder (December 31, 2008) 40

3.4 Average Age of Active U.S. Pilots by Category (1993-2008) 40
3.5 Active U.S. Women Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held (1998-2008) 40

3.6 E stimated Total Active and Instrument- R ated Pilots (1982-2008) 42

3.7 Pilot Certificates Issued by Category (1978-2008) 42
U.S. Civil Airmen Definitions 43

04 | A irports and A eronautical Facilities 45


### 4.1 U.S. Civil and Joint Use Airports, Heliports, Stolports, and Seaplane Bases by Type of Ownership (December 31, 2008) 46

4.2 F AA Air R oute F acilities and Services (1972-2005) 47
4.3 U.S. Airports by Type and E quipment (1999-2008) 47
4.4 Airports by E uropean Country, 2002-2006 E stimates 48
4.5 U.S. Airports R anked by Number of General Aviation Operations (2008) 49

05 | Forecast I n f ormation 51


### 5.1 F AA F orecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft 52

5.2 F AA F orecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft Hours F lown (in Thousands) 53

5.3 F AA F orecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft F uel Consumption (in Millions of Gallons) 54

5.4 F AA F orecast – U.S. Pilot Population 554 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# Due in large part to a dynamic array of new product offerings and strong growth in key international markets, our industry has experienced five years of remarkable expansion in general aviation airplane billings. However, the global economic crisis has completely changed the aviation landscape and our industry is now faced with challenging times. The aggregate 2008 general aviation billings numbers signify this cycle’s high water mark. 

# 2008 Market Review2008 GENERAL AVIATION STATISTICAL DATABOOK & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 5 

# Shipments and Billings Industry billings reached $24.8 billion, a 13.4 percent increase over 2007. This is the fourth straight year of record industry billings. Worldwide shipments of general aviation airplanes showed a decline with a total of 3,969 units delivered in 2008. This is a 7.1 percent decrease over the previous year’s total of 4,272 airplanes and the third strongest year since 1981.
Business jet shipments once again were very strong. The industry shipped a total of 1,315 airplanes, up 15.6 percent over the previous year’s figure of 1,138 units. Given the time lag between new orders and shipments, the strength of this segment generally reflects corporate profits and the health of the economy in prior years. Going forward in light of the global economic slowdown, GA airplane manufacturers are carefully handling their backlogs to maximize stability throughout the next few years.
The efficiency, reliability and capability of turboprops continue to drive positive numbers in this sector of the general aviation manufacturing industry. In 2008, deliveries totaled 535 units, a 16.6 percent increase over 2007 and the best year since 1981.
Being the most susceptible to economic changes, the piston engine airplane sector was down 20.8 percent in 2008. Piston deliveries totaled 2,119 units this year, as compared to 2,675 airplanes in 2007. This was the second year that we have seen lower shipments in this segment, which has traditionally been a lead indicator of the business cycle.



# Exports The general aviation airplane industry remains a bright spot in U.S. manufacturing exports and continues to contribute positively to the U.S. trade balance. In 2008, our member companies generated $5.9 billion in new airplane export revenue for the United States, which was a 27.8 percent increase over 2007. The exports accounted for 43.9 percent of the total value of U.S. manufactured airplanes in 2008.
The overall growth of international markets continued to have a positive effect on global business jet deliveries in 2008. While the North American market share declined slightly to 54 percent, this was more a reflection of the strong growth of other regional markets. Once again this year, Europe took delivery of business jets at a very brisk rate. This region accounted for 26 percent of the business jet shipments in 2008, followed by Latin and South America at nine percent, the Middle East and Africa with six percent, and Asia Pacific at five percent. 

# Corporate and Fractional Ownerships According to JETNET, LCC, the number of worldwide corporate operators and fractional share owners once again grew this past year. Corporate operators of general aviation airplanes grew 4.9 percent from 16,238 to 17,040 operators. The worldwide corporate fleet grew to 28,367 aircraft, with 17,523 of those based in the United States. Fractional share owners reached 5,179 as compared to 5,168 in 2007. The number of aircraft operating in fractional programs grew 6.2 percent to 1,094 in 2008.



# Safety Safety is always the top priority. Once again, the number of fatal accidents in 2008 reached an all-time low, making 2008 the year with the lowest number since World War II. This also represents a reduction in fatal accidents of over 40 percent over the past two decades. This improvement in general aviation safety is due to our manufacturers’ diligence in bringing the newest and most advanced technology to the cockpits of even the light end of general aviation airplanes, and to continuous improvements in pilot training.



# Pilot Population A long-term, significant challenge that our industry continues to face is the decline in pilot population. While there was a slight comeback in the private pilot population from the previous year’s low-point, the student pilot population yet again saw a decrease in 2008 by nearly four percent. Our industry took on an increased effort to generate interest in flying with GAMA’s “Look Up!” program, AOPA’s introduction of “Let’s Go Flying”, as well as EAA’s continued efforts with the “Young Eagles” program. These programs, among others, will be vital in maintaining and increasing the current pilot population.

While our industry is challenged in the current economic climate, it continues to plan for the future. As we look back on 2008, the rate at which jet manufacturers have launched, continued to develop or completed clean-sheet programs is unprecedented. We have learned from history that investing in our own future is the best way to build our way out of tough economic times. GAMA looks to a number of new airplane programs that will result in exciting product offerings to take our industry into a new period of growth and prosperity. As the ye a r dre wto aclose, 

## our members felt the impact of a slowing worldwide economy and announcements of layoffs and furloughs were all too frequent. Robust shipments and billings in 2008 are a reflection of orders placed during the strong economic growth over the past few years. Unfortunately, the economic slowdown and availability of credit have now had the opposite affect on orders. Although our members prudently managed growth during this past decade and are doing their best to mitigate the impact of this slowdown, aggregate employment among GAMA’s airplane manufacturers declined 2.8 percent in 2008. GAMA’s manufacturers will continue to innovate to ensure product demand and minimize employment losses.6 G eneral aviation manufacturers association 

# Industry Outlook

FAA Reauthorization and NAS Modernization Delays in the FAA reauthorization process have slowed the United States’ ability to meet future air traffic demands. As the new Congress revisits the reauthorization bill in 2009, it is imperative that they make a renewed commitment to finish this bill, capitalize on financing compromises made in the previous Congress, and make the development of a modernized national airspace system a top priority.
To facilitate many of the economic and environmental benefits of a modernized air transportation system, new aircraft equipment must be installed on commercial and general aviation aircraft. Incentives to support avionics implementation would accelerate the economic benefits of a modernized transportation system as well as hasten emissions reductions and capacity gains while increasing safety.



# Environment The general aviation industry has long been committed to improving the efficiency, and therefore reducing the environmental impact, of its products. GAMA’s member companies have intensified that effort through improvements in airplane and engine design and the development of advanced avionics, which make flight operations more efficient, thus reducing carbon emissions. GAMA’s Environment Committee is working with our members and other industry groups on strategies to reduce general aviation’s already low contribution to total greenhouse gas emissions. We will ensure that the debate over climate change is informed by sound science and facts, and that it recognizes general aviation’s strong record of efficiency improvements. GAMA believes that any policies to reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions must be subject to thorough debate, including consideration of their impact on the economy and on the health and vitality of our industry specifically. Unilateralism in environmental regulation for aviation must be avoided. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should remain the international body where initiatives for aviation and the environment are developed through international cooperation. All national or regional aviation environmental measures should be in conformance with ICAO standards.

Environmental and economic factors will both have an affect on the continued availability of leaded avgas for piston powered general aviation airplanes in the future. This will require a safe transition to an environmentally friendly unleaded aviation gasoline. GAMA’s members are committed to working with authorities and stakeholders to define and ensure a safe transition to a solution that is technically feasible and economically realistic.



# International Cooperation GAMA will work to ensure that leading aviation safety authorities, particularly the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), reinvigorate their commitment to move cooperatively and aggressively toward the reduction, and where possible, elimination of differences in the safety regulation of certification, maintenance, operations, training, and operation of third country aircraft through robust bilateral aviation safety agreements.

GAMA will also continue to work with authorities and stakeholders in emerging markets around the world to ensure that aviation safety T he gener a l a vi a tion m a nuf a cturing industry, 

## which has enjoyed a period of strong growth over the last several years, now faces a number of serious challenges brought on by the sharp decline in economic activity worldwide. Our industry’s future is dictated by the strength of our order books, but the global financial crisis is presenting our collective sales force with unprecedented challenges. Many of GAMA’s member companies have been forced to downsize their workforce as they manage their backlogs to compensate for the weakness in orders. As a new Administration and Congress begin to establish new policies and regulations, we will work aggressively to ensure that the economic contributions of our industry are well known and that decision makers realize how additional burdensome regulations will impede our recovery.2008 GENERAL AVIATION STATISTICAL DATABOOK & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 7 

### oversight is focused on safety alone and not on the protection or promotion of domestic interests. We continue to strongly support equal access to all markets for general aviation as a means of meeting transportation infrastructure and economic development objectives.



# Security During the past eight years, enhancing security has been a priority of the aviation community. To date, our industry has developed and implemented over a dozen mandatory and voluntary programs based on an assessment of general aviation vulnerabilities in the broader context of transportation security policy.
Today we are faced with a proposal, the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP), from the last Administration which has caused broad concerns, particularly over its “one size fits all” approach to aircraft operations. GAMA will work with the new Administration and Congress to ensure they are aware of the universal outcry from the industry against this proposal and press the Transportation Security Administration to promulgate a risk-based program for the industry which does not impede the utility of GA or pose a risk to jobs within the industry. 

# Looking to the Future Despite a strong revenue year for the general aviation manufacturing industry that was a product of orders placed two to three years ago, our member companies now face a deteriorating economic environment that has the potential to threaten the industry in the long term. GAMA will continue to work aggressively to inform government and key decision makers about the role general aviation plays as an essential form of transportation and as a vital productivity tool for business. Similarly, we will work to ensure that the opportunity to progress toward worldwide modernization of air transportation systems is not squandered. Most importantly, as GAMA and its manufacturers work through these challenges, they remain devoted to their number one priority - the steady improvement in general aviation’s safety record.
Transportation is the lifeblood of an economy and in many places around the world, general aviation plays a vital role in basic economic development. In this time of uncertain economic conditions, GAMA’s manufacturers are willing and ready to take the steps necessary to keep our industry a viable and powerful economic engine for global economic growth, competitiveness and employment.8 G eneral aviation manufacturers association 

# Increase the Margin of Safety of GA Operations GAMA supports policy and funding initiatives to further aviation safety based on a data driven analysis of accidents and incidents. We also promote risk based, targeted interventions including dissemination of safety information and improved pilot training. We work with NTSB and other accident investigation bodies to ensure they have the competence, resources, regulations and legal structure to conduct timely, thorough and objective on-scene accident investigations.



# Safeguard GA Growth and Vitality GA commits to pay its share of the costs of U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system modernization through the current system of excise taxes and a general treasury contribution. We will continue to protect the General Aviation Revitalization Act. GAMA will also educate the public, policy makers and the media about the vital role general aviation plays in the economy and air transportation system. To ensure competitiveness, GAMA will advocate for fundamental government research and for tax measures that support economic growth for the industry.



# Continuous Improvement in Aircraft Certification Processes GAMA works to continuously improve aircraft certification processes and airworthiness safety standards. In coordination with FAA and EASA, we will enhance the safety and efficiency of certification through implementation of robust delegation systems, international cooperation, and development of safety management systems. GAMA also advocates that authorities have sufficient manpower and resources to ensure safety oversight and timely certification activities.



# Maintain GA Security To address legitimate security enhancements, GAMA will work to ensure that aviation security policies affecting GA are based on risk analysis, are cost effective and do not place unwarranted burdens on the community. 

# Transform the Air Transportation System GAMA works in the U.S. and Europe to transform ATC systems to address airline congestion, ensure continued general aviation airspace access, and to achieve tangible environmental benefits. GAMA will strive for harmonization of avionics equipage to ensure these upgrades are achieved in a cost effective manner. GAMA advocates for aeronautics research programs at NASA and the FAA, as well as incentives for equipage of aircraft to further modernization.



# Preserve and Expand GA Access to Airports and Airspace GAMA fights efforts to deny GA access to airports and airspace and promotes adherence to existing national, federal, and other legal processes to deal with such issues.



# Aviation and the Environment We will work to mitigate aviation’s carbon footprint while ensuring the industry’s continued growth and vitality. GAMA will strive to ensure the debate over aviation’s role in climate change is based on science and recognizes the industry’s strong record of efficiency improvements. GAMA is also focused on ensuring a safe, timely and predictable transition to an environmentally friendly unleaded aviation gasoline.



# Foster Open Markets and International Standards GAMA works toward free trade and open markets for aviation products globally. We strongly support the International Civil Aviation Organization as the appropriate forum for the development and adoption of compatible standards and practices regarding safety, the environment, and security. We work cooperatively with EU institutions and agencies to ensure that aviation trade and activity is not disrupted as the European Aviation Safety Agency expands its authority over operations, flig ht crew licensing and third country aircraft. 

# 2009 Gama Agenda

# 2008 General A viation 

# Statistical Databook10 G eneral aviation manufacturers association 

# 012008 GENERAL AVIATION STATISTICAL DATABOOK & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 11 

## The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) tracks general aviation airplane shipments in three different industry segments: business jets, turboprops, and piston engine airplanes. In the fifteen years since the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) was enacted in 1994, the general aviation industry has seen a rebirth spurred by new technologies, new companies entering the market, and a strong economy. Since 1994, manufacturers of general aviation (GA) airplanes have produced and shipped over 41,000 type certificated, fixed-wing general aviation airplanes worth over $182 billion. During this same period, the size of the piston engine airplane manufacturing industry has grown by over 240 percent, generating tens-of-thousands of high-tech manufacturing jobs in the United States and around the world.
In the first section of this databook, we publish an overview of general aviation shipment and billings data. The data includes a twelve year review of worldwide airplane shipments by manufacturer and model, and a review of general aviation airplane manufacturing in the United States since 1946. 

# General Aviation Shipments and Billings12 G eneral aviation manufacturers association 

# G AMA Statistics Summary

A irplane Sh ipments by T ype : Ma nuf a ctured World w ide

2007 2008 C h a nge



## Pistons 2,675 2,119 -20.8%

Turboprops 459 535 +16.6%

Business Jets 1,138 1,315 +15.6%

T

otal S hipments 4,272 3,969 -7.1%

T

otal Billings $21.91B $24.84B +13.4%

Note: Airplanes are considered to be manufactured in the U.S. if they are produced under a FAA production certificate Note : Exports reflect U.S. manufactured airplanes shipped outside the U.S. 

## A irplane Sh ipments by T ype : Ma nuf a ctured in U
. S

.

2007 2008 C h a nge



## Pistons 2,174 1,791 -17.6%

Turboprops 290 333 +14.8%

Business Jets 815 955 +17.2%

T

otal S hipments 3,279 3,079 -6.1%

T

otal Billings $11.94B $13.35B +11.8% U
. S . exports

2007 2008 C h a nge


## Shipments 1,142 1,161 +1.7%
Billings $4.59B $5.86B +27.8%

U
. S . exports 2008

Percentage of Total Shipments

Percentage of Total Billings 

## 37.7%

43.9% 

# 012008 GENERAL AVIATION STATISTICAL DATABOOK & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 13 

## 1.1 

# General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane Manufactured Worldwide (1994-2008)

**Year Grand Total Single-Engine Multi-Engine Total Piston**  **Turboprop Turbojet/ Turbofan Total Turbine** 1994 **1,132** 544 77 **621** 233 278 **511** 1995 **1,251** 605 61 **666** 285 300 **585** 1996 **1,437** 731 70 **801** 320 316 **636** 1997 **1,840** 1,043 80 **1,123** 279 438 **717** 1998 **2,457** 1,508 98 **1,606** 336 515 **851** 1999 **2,808** 1,689 112 **1,801** 340 667 **1,007** 2000 **3,147** 1,877 103 **1,980** 415 752 **1,167** 2001R **2,998** 1,645 147 **1,792** 422 784 **1,206** 2002 **2,677** 1,591 130 **1,721** 280 676 **956** 2003 **2,686** 1,825 71 **1,896** 272 518 **790** 2004R **2,961** 1,999 52 **2,051** 319 591 **910** 2005R **3,590** 2,326 139 **2,465** 375 750 **1,125** 2006R **4,053** 2,513 242 **2,755** 412 886 **1,298** 2007 **4,272** 2,417 258 **2,675** 459 1,138 **1,597** 2008 **3,969** 1,943 176 **2,119** 535 1,315 **1,850** R = Revised Source: GAMA



## 1.2 

# Estimated Billings (in Millions) for General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane Manufactured Worldwide (1994-2008)

**Year Grand Total Single Engine Multi-Engine Total Piston**  **Turboprop Turbojet/ Turbofan Total Turbine** 1994 **3,749** * * **111** 714 2,924 **3,638** 1995 **4,294** * * **169** 774 3,351 **4,125** 1996 **4,936** * * **191** 864 3,881 **4,745** 1997 **7,170** * * **238** 913 6,019 **6,932** 1998 **8,604** * * **377** 1,011 7,216 **8,227** 1999 **11,560** * * **440** 930 10,190 **11,120** 2000 **13,496** * * **512** 1,323 11,661 **12,984** 2001 **13,868** * * **541** 1,210 12,117 **13,327** 2002 **11,778** * * **483** 868 10,427 **11,295** 2003 **9,998** * * **545** 837 8,616 **9,453** 2004 **11,918** * * **692** 997 10,229 **11,226** 2005 **15,156** * * **805** 1,189 13,161 **14,350** 2006 **18,815** * * **857** 1,389 16,569 **17,958** 2007 **21,911** * * **897** 1,582 19,431 **21,013** 2008 **24,837** * * **945** 1,947 21,946 **23,893** Some totals do not add up due to rounding. Source: GAMA



## Figure 1.1 

# General Aviation Airplane Shipments and Billings Worldwide (1994-2008)

**4,500**

**4.000**
**3,500**
**3,000**
**2,500**
**2,000**
**1,500**
**1,000**

**500**

**0 Units** 199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008 **25,000**

**20,000**

**15,000**

**10,000**

**10,000**

**5,000**

**0 $ Millions**  **Units $ Millions**  G eneral Aviation Sh ipments and B illings14 G eneral aviation manufacturers association 

## 1.3 

# Worldwide Business Jet Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008)

**1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Airbus**  **0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 9 10 12 9** Airbus Corporate Jet - - - - 5 2 0 0 9 10 12 9 **Avcraft (form. Fairchild) 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 9 1 0 0 0**  Envoy 3 - - - - 4 4 9 9 1 - - - **Boeing Busines Jet 0 7 29 14 16 11 7 3 4 13 7 6**  Boeing Business Jet - 7 29 14 11 9 4 2 3 12 7 3 Boeing Business Jet 2 - - - - 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 Boeing Business Jet 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 **Bombardier Business Aircraft 78 100 173 207 179 101 70 129 188 213 226 247**  Learjet 31A 21 22 24 27 17 9 2 - - - - - Learjet 40/XR - - - - - - - 17 21 26 57 48 Learjet 45/XR - 7 43 71 63 27 17 22 28 30 Learjet 60 24 32 32 35 29 17 12 9 18 15 23 26 Challenger 300 - - - - - - 1 28 50 55 51 60 Challenger 604 / 605 33 36 42 39 41 31 24 29 36 29 35 44 Global 5000 - - - - - - - 4 17 18 48 52 Global Express - 3 32 35 29 17 14 20 13 22 CL 850/870/890 - - - - - - - - 5 18 12 17 **Cessna Aircraft Company 174 195 216 252 306 305 196 181 247 307 388 466**  C510 Citation Mustang - - - - - - - - - 1 45 101 C525 Citation CJ1 63 64 59 56 61 30 22 20 14 - - - C525 Citation CJ1+ - - - - - - - - 4 25 34 20 C525A Citation CJ2 - - - 8 41 86 56 27 23 1 - - C525A Citation CJ2+ - - - - - - - - - 36 44 56 C525B Citation CJ3 - - - - - - - 6 48 72 78 88 C550 Citation Bravo 28 34 36 54 48 41 31 25 21 18 - - C560 Citation Ultra 47 41 32 - - - - - - - - - C560 Citation Encore - - - 6 37 36 21 24 13 12 - - C560 Citation Encore+ - - - - - - - - - - 23 28 C560 Citation Excel - 15 39 79 85 81 48 23 - - - - C560 Citation XLS - - - - - - - 32 64 73 82 72 C560 Citation XLS+ - - - - - - - - - - - 8 C650 Citation VII 8 11 14 12 - - - - - - - - C680 Citation Sovereign - - - - - - - 9 46 57 65 77 C750 Citation X 28 30 36 37 34 31 18 15 14 12 17 16 **Dassault Falcon Jet 51 47 69 73 75 66 49 63 51 61 70 72**  Falcon 50EX 10 13 11 18 13 10 8 5 5 5 2 1 Falcon 900B 7 5 8 - - - - - - - - - Falcon 900C - - - 6 6 4 3 3 1 - - - Falcon 900EX 16 15 16 23 21 17 6 1 - - - - Falcon 900DX - - - - - - - - 2 4 10 4 Falcon 900EX EASy - - - - - - 4 14 16 16 18 19 Falcon 2000 18 14 34 26 35 35 12 11 6 6 1 - Falcon 2000DX - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Falcon 2000EX - - - - - - 16 10 - - - - Falcon 2000EX EASy - - - - - - - 19 21 30 33 24 Falcon 7X - - - - - - - - - - 6 21 **Eclipse A viation**  **0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 98 161** Eclipse 500 - - - - - - - - - 1 98 161 **Embraer 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 14 20 27 36 38**  Phenom 100 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Legacy Executive - - - - - 8 13 24 20 27 36 36 **Emivest (prev. Sino Swearingen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0**  SJ30-2 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 **Gulfstream Aerospace 57 75 80 88 101 85 74 78 89 113 138 156**  G100/150 (prev. IAI Astra) 6 14 9 11 5 9 24 22 26 42 59 68 G200 (prev. IAI Galaxy) - - 1 6 25 15 G300/350/400/450 (p. GIV/IVSP) 22 32 39 37 36 29 50 56 63 71 79 88 G500/G550 (p. GV / VSP) 29 29 31 34 35 32 **Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 78 91 100 118 98 94 100 115 141 140 162 160**  Premier I/A - - - - 18 29 29 37 30 23 54 31 Hawker 400XP 43 43 45 51 25 19 24 28 53 53 41 35 Hawker 750XP - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Hawker 800XP 33 48 55 67 55 46 47 50 58 8 - - Hawker 850XP - - - - - - - - - 56 35 15 Hawker 900XP - - - - - - - - - - 32 50 Hawker 1000 2 - - - - - - - - - - - Hawker 4000 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 **T otal Number of Airplanes**  **438 515 667 752 784 676 518 591 750 886 1,138 1,315** % Change 39% 18% 30% 13% 4% -14% -23% 14% 27% 18% 28% 16% **Total Billings for Airplanes ($M) 6,019 7,216 10,190 11,661 12,117 10,427 8,616 10,229 13,161 16,555 19,431 21,946**  % Change 55% 20% 41% 14% 4% -14% -17% 19% 29% 26% 17% 13% 

# 012008 GENERAL AVIATION STATISTICAL DATABOOK & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 15 

## 1.4 

# Worldwide Turboprop Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008)

**1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Britten-Norman**  **2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0** BN-2T Islander 2 3 0 - - - - - - - - - **Cessna Aircraft Company 78 102 87 92 75 80 57 64 86 67 79 101**  C208 Caravan 675 14 22 20 16 19 14 8 13 11 8 11 12 C208B Grand Caravan 64 80 67 76 56 66 49 51 75 59 68 89 **Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 158 169 177 205 130 82 81 102 114 140 157 172**  Beechcraft King Air 90 41 37 41 46 41 21 18 27 35 52 46 66 Beechcraft King Air 200 45 45 55 59 46 26 38 39 37 42 58 54 Beechcraft King Air 350 30 42 45 46 32 24 24 36 42 46 53 52 Beechcraft 1900D 42 45 36 54 11 11 1 - - - - - **Maule Air Incorporated 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1**  M-7-420AC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MT-7-420 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 **Pacific Aerospace Corporation 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 10 5 10 15**  PAC 750XL - - - - 1 0 2 8 10 5 10 15 **Piaggio 0 0 0 6 12 14 12 16 14 19 21 30**  P.180 Avanti n/a n/a n/a 6 12 14 12 16 13 - - - P.180 Avanti II - - - - - - - - 1 19 21 30 **Pilatus 32 51 55 69 70 45 61 70 80 90 92 97**  PC-12 32 51 55 69 70 45 61 70 80 90 92 97 **Piper Aircraft, Inc. 0 0 0 18 98 25 24 26 40 49 53 52**  PA-46-500 TP Meridian - - - 18 98 25 24 26 40 49 53 52 **Quest Aircraft Company 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7**  Kodiak 100 - - - - - - - - - - 1 7 **SOCATA 9 11 20 25 33 34 34 31 31 42 46 60**  TBM 700 9 11 20 25 33 34 34 31 31 - - - TBM 850 - - - - - - - - - 42 46 60 **Total Number of Airplanes 279 336 340 415 422 280 272 319 375 412 459 535**  % Change -13% 20% 1% 22% 2% -34% -3% 17% 18% 10% 11% 17% **Total Billings for Airplanes ($M) 913 1,011 930 1,323 1,210 868 837 997**  **1,189 1,389 1,582 1,947** % Change 6% 11% -8% 42% -9% -28% -4% 19% 19% 17% 14% 23% n/a – Manufacturer did not report G eneral Aviation Sh ipments and B illings16 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 1.5 

# Worldwide Piston E ngine Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008)

**1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Adam Aircraft**  **0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0** A500 - - - - - - - - 2 4 3 0 **Alpha Aviation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1**  120T - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 160A - - - - - - - - - 5 9 1 160Ai - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 **American Champion 46 74 91 96 56 53 63 94 89 60 70 54**  7EC Champ - - - - - - - - - 1 21 7 7ECA Aurora 6 6 9 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 7GCAA Adventurer 2 11 19 23 8 12 9 12 12 6 6 2 7GCBC Citabria Explorer 11 18 31 22 21 13 12 24 26 16 8 8 8GCBC Scout 7 14 5 23 6 11 8 18 9 14 8 10 8KCAB Super Decathlon 20 25 27 25 19 14 32 38 39 21 23 24 **Aviat Aircraft 61 85 83 91 57 38 47 42 47 0 0 0**  A-1 Husky

- - - - - - - - - - - - A-1A Husky 54 58 23 4 - - - - - - - - A-1B Husky - 6 44 76 50 34 37 30 41 n/a n/a n/a Husky P u p - - - - - - 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a S-1 11B Pitts 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - S-2B Pitts 6 3 - - - - - - - - - - S-2C Pitts - 17 16 11 7 4 7 9 5 n/a n/a n/a **Bellanca 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0**  Super Viking 17-30A 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - **Britten-Norman 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0**  BN-2B Islander 0 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - **Cessna Aircraft Company 360 775 899 912 821 559 588 654 822 865 807 733**  Cessna 172R Skyhawk 287 358 180 150 107 57 58 32 37 87 133 55 Cessna 172S Skyhawk - 64 272 340 341 258 291 204 314 322 240 228 Cessna 182T Skylane 73 338 248 267 142 109 118 196 241 140 161 109 Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane - - - - 96 79 47 133 118 187 140 105 Cessna 206H Stationair - 12 79 53 41 18 16 22 29 25 20 17 Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair - 3 120 102 94 38 58 67 83 104 111 95 Cessna 350 Corvalis - - - - - - - - - - 1 14 Cessna 400 Corvalis TT - - - - - - - - - - 1 110 **Columbia Aircraft (prev. Lancair) 0 0 0 5 27 24 51 78 114 185 152 0**  Columbia 300 - - - 5 27 24 19 - - - - - Columbia 350 - - - - - - 32 28 25 39 34 - Columbia 400 - - - - - - - 50 89 146 118 - **Cirrus Design Corporation 0 0 9 95 183 397 469 553 600 721 710 549**  Cirrus SR-20 - - 9 95 59 105 112 91 116 150 112 115 Cirrus SR-22 - - - - 124 292 355 459 475 565 588 427 Cirrus SR-V - - - - - - 2 3 9 6 10 7 **Commander Aircraft 14 13 13 20 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0**  Commander 114AT

- - - - - - - - - - - - Commander 114B 10 8 8 - - - - - - - - - Commander 114TC 4 5 5 1 - - - - - - - - Commander 115 - - - 11 5 1 - - - - - - Commander 115TC - - - 8 6 6 - - - - - - **Diamond Aircraft 88 0 0 0 0 155 228 261 329 438 471 308**  DA-20 88 n/a n/a n/a n/a 70 75 58 54 55 58 69 DA-40 - - - - n/a 85 153 203 207 220 232 154 DA-42 - - - - - - - - 68 163 181 85 **Embraer 24 30 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0**  EMB-201A Ipanema 16 22 - - - - - - - - - - EMB-202 Ipanema - - 12 15 1 - - - - - - - EMB-720 Minuano 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - EMB-810 Seneca II 7 7 3 2 - - - - - - - - **Gippsland Aeronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 22 20 17 19**  GA-8 Airvan - - - - - - 19 20 22 20 17 19 n/a – Manufacturer did not report 

## Continued next page » 

# 012008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 17 

## 1.5 

# Worldwide Piston E ngine Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer (1997-2008) (Continued)

**1997 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation**  **134 137 144 153 136 83 82 93 99 118 111 103** Beechcraft Bonanza A/G36 85 73 77 85 63 51 55 62 71 80 73 63 Beechcraft Bonanza B36TC 14 22 20 18 26 5 - - - - - - Beechcraft Baron B/G58 35 42 47 50 47 27 27 31 28 38 38 40 **Liberty Aerospace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29 38 33**  XL2 - - - - - - - - 2 29 38 33 **Maule Air Incorporated 54 63 68 57 54 46 31 25 27 38 36 27**  M-4-180A - - - - - - - - 1 - - - M-4-180V - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - M-6-235 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - M-7-235, A, B, C 18 11 24 24 19 21 12 8 11 8 6 7 M-7-260, C - 2 16 10 11 3 4 3 4 2 4 4 MT-7-235 2 6 4 5 16 12 7 1 2 9 2 6 MT-7-260 - - 2 1 4 1 - - 2 4 - - MX-7-160, C - - 1 - - - - - - - - - MX-7-180, A, B, C, AC 9 11 3 3 1 4 6 5 3 4 6 4 MXT-7-160 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - MXT-7-180, A, AC 25 28 18 13 3 5 2 8 4 4 12 6 M-8-235 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - **Micco 0 0 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0**  SP-20 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - SP-26 - - - 1 10 - - - - - - - **Mooney 86 93 97 100 29 10 36 37 85 75 79 65**  M20J Allegro 19 17 - - - - - - - - - - M20K Encore 15 18 - - - - - - - - - - M20M Bravo 18 17 25 26 8 - 5 9 20 5 1 - M20R Ovation 34 41 24 - - - - - - - - - M20R Ovation 2 - - 10 55 16 8 30 28 65 63 20 21 M20S Eagle - - 38 - - - - - - - - - M20S Eagle 2 - - - 19 5 2 1

- - - - - M20TN Acclaim - - - - - - - - - 7 58 44 **Piper Aircraft, Inc. 222 295 341 377 343 265 205 163 193 189 168 216**  PA-28-161 Warrior III 10 20 20 43 32 29 31 18 37 19 27 23 PA-28-181 Archer III 47 90 107 102 88 38 49 19 16 29 16 7 PA-28R-201 Arrow IV 3 2 6 18 23 26 16 12 9 5 8 1 PA-32-301FT Piper 6X - - - - - - 10 24 18 10 12 0 PA-32-301XTC Piper 6XT - - - - - - 11 14 16 11 - - PA-32R-301 Saratoga II HP 38 27 28 28 22 5 9 9 8 10 - - PA-32-301T Saratoga II TC 26 45 52 70 68 45 28 31 37 37 39 12 PA-34-220T Seneca V 38 54 57 42 38 43 28 10 12 26 22 27 PA-44-180 Seminole 7 2 8 11 62 60 16 11 29 11 14 24 PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage 53 55 63 63 10 19 7 15 11 31 30 21 PA-46R-350T Matrix - - - - - - - - - - - 101 **Quartz Mountain Aerospace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11**  QMA 11E - - - - - - - - - - - 11 **Symphony Aircraft (prev. OMF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 10 5 0 0**  Symphony 160 - - - - - - 19 1 10 5 - - **Pacific Aerospace Corporation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0**  CT/4E Airtrainer - - - - - - - 6 - - - - **SOCATA 32 39 37 48 63 70 40 5 9 0 0 0**  TB-9 Tampico 14 14 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 - - - TB-10 4 0 2 5 8 7 7 3 4 - - - TB-20 11 20 31 26 33 44 19 0 1 - - - TB-21 1 2 4 8 12 14 9 2 3 - - - TB-200 2 3 0 7 8 2 3 0 0 - - - **Tiger Aircraft 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 19 15 3 0 0**  AG-5B Tiger - - - - - 14 18 19 15 3 - - **Total Number of Airplanes 1123 1606 1801 1980 1792 1721 1896 2051 2465 2755 2675 2119**  % Change 40% 43% 12% 10% -9% -4% 10% 8% 20% 12% -3% -21% **Total Billings for Airplanes ($M) 238 377 440 512 541 483 545 692 805 857 897 945**  % Change 25% 58% 17% 16% 6% -11% 13% 27% 16% 6% 5% 5% Ge n er a l Av iation S hipm e nts and B i ll ings18 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 1.6 

# U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplanes by Units Shipped, Number of Companies R eporting and F actory Net Billings (1946-2008)

**Year Units Shipped**  **Companies Reporting Factory Net Billings ($Millions)**  1946 35,000

- 111.0 1947 15,594 15 57.9 1948 7,037 12 32.4 1949 3,405 11 17.7 1950 3,386 13 19.1 1951 2,302 12 16.8 1952 3,058 8 26.8 1953 3,788 7 34.4 1954 3,071 7 43.4 1955 4,434 7 68.2 1956 6,738 8 103.7 1957 6,118 9 99.6 1958 6,414 10 101.9 1959 7,689 9 129.8 1960 7,588 8 151.2 1961 6,778 8 124.3 1962 6,697 7 136.8 1963 7,569 7 153.4 1964 9,336 8 198.8 1965 11,852 8 318.2 1966 15,768 10 444.9 1967 13,577 14 359.6 1968 13,698 14 425.7 1969 12,457 14 584.5 1970 7,292 13 337.0 1971 7,466 11 321.5 1972 9,774 12 557.6 1973 13,646 12 828.1 1974 14,166 12 909.4 1975 14,056 12 1,032.9 1976 15,451 12 1,225.5 1977 16,904 12 1,488.1 1978 17,811 12 1,781.2 1979 17,048 12 2,165.0 1980 11,877 12 2,486.2 1981 9,457 12 2,919.9 1982 4,266 11 1,999.5 1983 2,691 10 1,469.5 1984 2,431 9 1,680.7 1985 2,029 9 1,430.6 1986 1,495 9 1,261.9 1987 1,085 9 1,363.5 1988R 1,212 11 1,922.9 1989 1,535 11 1,803.9 1990 1,144 14 2,007.5 1991 1,021 14 1,968.3 1992 941 16 1,839.6 1993 964 16 2,143.8 1994 928 13 2,357.1 1995 1,077 13 2,841.9 1996R 1,115 13 3,047.5 1997R 1,549 12 4,592.9 1998 2,200 12 5,761.2 1999 2,504 13 7,843.0 2000 2,816 15 8,558.4 2001R 2,634 14 8,641.1 2002R 2,207 12 7,719.2 2003 2,137 13 6,433.9 2004 2,355 13 6,815.7 2005 2,857 13 8,666.8 2006R 3,147 16 10,367.3 2007 3,279 16 11,940.8 2008 3,079 15 13,348.1 R = Revised Source: GAMA 

# 012008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 1920 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 1.7 

# General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type Manufactured in the U.S. (1960-2008)

**Year Grand Total Single-Engine Multi-Engine Total Piston**  **Turboprop Turbojet/ Turbofan Total Turbine** 1960 **7,588** 6,569 1,019 **7,588** 0 0 **0** 1961 **6,756** 5,995 761 **6,756** 0 0 **0** 1962 **6,697** 5,690 1,007 **6,697** 0 0 **0** 1963 **7,569** 6,248 1,321 **7,569** 0 0 **0** 1964 **9,336** 7,718 1,606 **9,324** 9 3 **12** 1965 **11,852** 9,873 1,780 **11,653** 87 112 **199** 1966 **15,768** 13,250 2,192 **15,442** 165 161 **326** 1967 **13,577** 11,557 1,773 **13,330** 149 98 **247** 1968 **13,698** 11,398 1,959 **13,357** 248 93 **341** 1969 **12,457** 10,054 2,078 **12,132** 214 111 **325** 1970 **7,292** 5,942 1,159 **7,101** 135 56 **191** 1971 **7,466** 6,287 1,043 **7,330** 89 47 **136** 1972 **9,774** 7,898 1,548 **9,446** 179 149 **328** 1973 **13,646** 10,780 2,413 **13,193** 247 206 **453** 1974 **14,166** 11,562 2,135 **13,697** 250 219 **469** 1975 **14,056** 11,439 2,116 **13,555** 305 196 **501** 1976 **15,449** 12,783 2,120 **14,903** 359 187 **546** 1977 **16,907** 14,057 2,195 **16,252** 428 227 **655** 1978 **17,811** 14,398 2,634 **17,032** 548 231 **779** 1979 **17,050** 13,286 2,843 **16,129** 639 282 **921** 1980 **11,860** 8,640 2,116 **10,756** 778 326 **1,104** 1981 **9,457** 6,608 1,542 **8,150** 918 389 **1,307** 1982 **4,266** 2,871 678 **3,549** 458 259 **717** 1983 **2,691** 1,811 417 **2,228** 321 142 **463** 1984 **2,431** 1,620 371 **1,991** 271 169 **440** 1985 **2,029** 1,370 193 **1,563** 321 145 **466** 1986 **1,495** 985 138 **1,123** 250 122 **372** 1987 **1,085** 613 87 **700** 263 122 **385** 1988 **1,143** 628 67 **695** 291 157 **448** 1989 **1,535** 1,023 87 **1,110** 268 157 **425** 1990 **1,144** 608 87 **695** 281 168 **449** 1991 **1,021** 564 49 **613** 222 186 **408** 1992 **941** 552 41 **593** 177 171 **348** 1993 **964** 516 39 **555** 211 198 **409** 1994R **929** 444 55 **499** 208 222 **430** 1995 **1,077** 515 61 **576** 255 246 **501** 1996R **1,171** 607 42 **649** 289 233 **522** 1997R **1,562** 898 86 **984** 236 342 **578** 1998R **2,212** 1,434 94 **1,528** 271 413 **684** 1999R **2,530** 1,634 114 **1,748** 265 517 **782** 2000R **2,816** 1,810 103 **1,913** 315 588 **903** 2001R **2,631** 1,581 147 **1,728** 303 600 **903** 2002R **2,207** 1,366 130 **1,496** 187 524 **711** 2003 **2,137** 1,519 71 **1,590** 163 384 **547** 2004 **2,355** 1,706 52 **1,758** 194 403 **597** 2005 **2,857** 2,024 71 **2,095** 240 522 **762** 2006R **3,147** 2,208 79 **2,287** 256 604 **860** 2007 **3,279** 2,097 77 **2,174** 290 815 **1,105** 2008 **3,079** 1,700 91 **1,791** 333 955 **1,288** R = Revised This table was updated for turboprops in the 2008 data book for the years 1994 and 1996 through 2002 due to an entry error in earlier data books. Source: GAMA 

# 012008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 21 

### F **igure** 

## 1.3 

# General Aviation Billings of Airplanes Manufactured in the U.S. (1974-2008) **F igure**  

## 1.2 

# General Aviation Shipments of Airplanes Manufactured in the U.S. (1974-2008)**14,166 14,056** **15,451 16,904** **17,811 17,048** **11,877 9,457** **4,266 2,691** **2,431 2,029** **1,495 1,085** **1,212 1,535** **1,144 1,021** **941 964** **928 1,077** **1,115 1,549** **2,200 2,504** **2,816 2,632** **2,207 2,137** **2,355 2,857** **3,147 3,279** **3,079 20,000** 

**18,000**

**16,000**

**14,000**

**12,000**

**10,000**

**8,000**

**6,000**

**4,000**

**2,000**

**0 Units** 197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988R19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002R200320042005200620072008**909 1,033** **1,226 1,488** **1,781 2,165** **2,486 2,920** **2,000 1,470** **1,681 1,431** **1,262 1,364** **1,923 1,804** **2,008 1,968** **1,840 2,144** **2,357 2,842** **3,048 4,593** **5,761 7,843** **8,558 8,641** **7,719 6,434** **6,816 8,667** **10,367 11,941** **13,348 14,000**  **13,000 12,000**  **11,000 10,000**  **9,000 8,000**  **7,000 6,000**  **5,000 4,000**  **3,000 2,000**  **1,000**

**0 $ Millions** 197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988R19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002R200320042005200620072008 R = Revised Source: GAMA Ge n er a l Av iation S hipm e nts and B i ll ings

R = Revised Source: GAMA22 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 1.8 

# E stimated Billings (in Millions) for New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type (1978-2008)

**Year Grand Total Single-Engine Multi-Engine Total Piston**  **Turboprop Turbojet/ Turbofan Total Turbine** 1978 **$1,781** $516 $493 **$1,009** $394 $378 **$772** 1979 **2,165** 523 555 **1,078** 548 540 **1,088** 1980 **2,486** 391 403 **794** 875 816 **1,691** 1981 **2,920** 327 348 **675** 1,120 1,125 **2,245** 1982 **2,000** 200 220 **420** 590 990 **1,580** 1983 **1,470** 145 115 **260** 460 750 **1,210** 1984 **1,681** 147 133 **280** 436 966 **1,402** 1985 **1,431** 126 68 **194** 524 713 **1,237** 1986 **1,262** 80 43 **123** 430 709 **1,139** 1987 **1,364** 80 18 **98** 477 789 **1,266** 1988 **1,918** 66 12 **78** 596 1,242 **1,838** 1989 **1,804** 104 24 **128** 524 1,149 **1,673** 1990 **2,008** 68 24 **92** 644 1,272 **1,916** 1991 **1,968** * * **93** 527 1,348 **1,875** 1992 **1,840** * * **96** 460 1,284 **1,744** 1993 **2,144** * * **76** 595 1,473 **2,068** 1994 **2,357** * * **81** 595 1,681 **2,276** 1995 **2,842** * * **123** 653 2,066 **2,719** 1996 **3,048** * * **142** 715 2,191 **2,906** 1997 **4,580** * * **200** 727 3,653 **4,380** 1998 **5,761** * * **330** 763 4,668 **5,431** 1999 **7,843** * * **385** 658 6,800 **7,458** 2000 **8,558** * * **446** 934 7,178 **8,112** 2001 **8,641** * * **471** 742 7,428 **8,170** 2002R **7,719** * * **389** 487 6,843 **7,330** 2003 **6,434** * * **440** 411 5,583 **5,994** 2004 **6,816** * * **568** 555 5,693 **6,248** 2005 **8,667** * * **712** 749 7,205 **7,954** 2006R **10,367** * * **722** 853 8,792 **9,645** 2007 **11,941** * * **712** 1,001 10,227 **11,228** 2008 **13,348** * * **836** 1,172 11,340 **12,513** R = Revised Some totals do not add up due to rounding. Source: GAMA 

# 012008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 2324 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 1.9 

# U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Year and Quarter (1978-2008)

**Year Quarter I**  **Quarter II Quarter III**  **Quarter IV Year End**  1978 4,176 4,621 4,672 4,342 17,811 1979 4,259 4,602 4,426 3,761 17,048 1980 3,512 2,756 2,796 2,813 11,877 1981 2,389 2,631 2,529 1,908 9,457 1982 1,390 1,126 890 860 4,266 1983 659 709 717 606 2,691 1984 523 563 681 664 2,431 1985 455 519 581 474 2,029 1986 285 364 393 453 1,495 1987 227 330 239 289 1,085 1988 260 291 252 340 1,143 1989 304 361 425 445 1,535 1990 269 294 274 297 1,144 1991 250 262 237 272 1,021 1992 193 200 238 225 941 1993 170 194 246 260 964 1994 181 225 209 266 928 1995 208 248 257 315 1,077 1996 229 284 230 310 1,115 1997 253 337 367 525 1,549 1998 481 486 546 602 2,200 1999 502 611 606 702 2,504 2000 613 704 685 712 2,816 2001 568 711 586 673 2,632 2002 442 576 510 641 2,207 2003 393 526 492 679 2,137 2004 416 466 641 790 2,355 2005 496 726 700 888 2,857 2006R 676 785 786 900 3,147 2007 628 790 787 1,074 3,279 2008 558 878 860 783 3,079 R = Revised Quarterly figures do not add up to annual because some manufacturers reported annual shipments only. Source: GAMA



## 1.10 

# U.S. Civil Airplane Imports and Dollar V alue (in Millions) (2003-2007)

**2003 2004**  **2005 2006**  **2007 Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars**  Single-Engine 334 $205.7 293 $228.8 313 $255.5 394 $334.4 388 $304.7 Multi-Engine Under 4,400 lbs 1 $0.3 1 $0.1 0 $0.0 37 $17.5 81 $37.7 Multi-Engine 4,400-10,000 lbs 10 $29.4 9 $33.8 13 $57.2 19 $87.8 20 $105.4 Multi-Engine-Turbojet/Turbofan 10,000-33,000 lbs. 320 $5,805.0 237 $4,275.0 184 $3,367.0 189 $3,496.0 219 $3,998.3 Multi-Engine-Other-Including Turboshaft 10,000-33,000 lbs. 0 $0.0 4 $63.8 2 $6.2 6 $50.7 4 $69.5 **Total 665 $6,040.4 544 $4,601.5 512 $3,679.8 645 $3,986.3 712 $4,515.7**  Note: DoC data includes regional jets and regional turboprop airplanes in the 10,000 - 33,000 lbs category. 

# 012008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 25 

## 1.11 

# New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports (1978-2008)

**Year Units Exported**  **% of Total Production Factory Net Billings (in Millions) % of Total Billings**  1978 3,612 20.3% $486.7 27.3% 1979 3,995 23.4% 600.9 27.8% 1980 3,555 29.9% 756.4 30.4% 1981 2,270 24.0% 749.0 25.7% 1982 1,162 27.2% 650.2 32.5% 1983 513 19.1% 316.5 21.5% 1984 334 13.7% 260.7 15.5% 1985 354 17.4% 230.0 16.1% 1986 441 29.5% 343.6 27.2% 1987 439 40.5% 469.3 34.4% 1988 425 37.2% 626.8 32.7% 1989 566 36.9% 587.0 32.5% 1990 458 40.0% 872.2 43.4% 1991 382 37.4% 807.0 41.0% 1992 353 39.0% 608.7 33.0% 1993 349 36.2% 856.8 40.0% 1994 277 29.8% 684.2 29.0% 1995 315 29.3% 815.9 28.7% 1996 345 30.5% 903.0 28.9% 1997 449 28.6% 1,504.6 32.2% 1998R 535 24.1% 1,640.1 27.9% 1999 562 22.3% 2,503.8 31.6% 2000 569 20.2% 1,957.5 22.9% 2001 505 19.2% 2,380.6 27.5% 2002R 372 16.8% 1,980.9 25.4% 2003 336 15.7% 1,218.2 18.9% 2004 333 14.1% 1,419.6 20.8% 2005 557 19.5% 2,585.9 29.8% 2006 891 28.3% 4,395.5 42.4% 2007 1,142 34.8% 4,587.0 38.4% 2008 1,161 37.7% 5,863.8 43.9% R = Revised Source: GAMA



## 1.12 

# New U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports by Type (1978-2008)

**Year Single-Engine Piston**  **Multi-Engine Piston Turboprop**  **Turbojet/ Turbofan** 1978 2,712 652 166 82 1979 2,942 774 181 98 1980 2,565 635 245 110 1981 1,546 363 259 102 1982 718 227 135 82 1983 298 119 66 30 1984 199 79 25 31 1985 208 69 49 28 1986 272 69 68 32 1987 252 60 78 49 1988 220 52 91 62 1989 385 46 78 57 1990 224 57 86 91 1991 204 25 74 79 1992 196 16 90 51 1993 149 23 109 68 1994 84 42 84 67 1995 130 30 85 70 1996 126 24 135 60 1997 199 25 126 99 1998 268 30 131 106 1999 237 23 42 158 2000 285 24 112 148 2001 175 42 118 170 2002 135 23 79 136 2003 168 22 52 94 2004 181 9 55 88 2005 301 18 66 172 2006 535 30 74 252 2007 665 33 131 313 2008 556 40 175 410 Source: GAMA Ge n er a l Av iation S hipm e nts and B i ll ings26 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 022008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 27 

## I n the U nited S tates there are over 231,000 active aircraft which are used in corporate and business aviation, in emergency medical service and for personal recreation. T hese aircraft fly over 27 million hours each year, two-thirds of which are for business purposes. A round the world, an estimated 320,000 general aviation aircraft are in operation, flying in excess of 35 million hours per year.

T his section provides a detailed overview of the F ederal A

viation A dministration ( FAA ) General A viation and Part 135 A ctivity S urvey data, including an overview of the active general aviation fleet and the hours flown based on primary operating category.

T he FAA’s G A survey categorizes the uses of general aviation aircraft as follows: personal and recreational flying; corporate and executive flying (flying with a paid, professional crew); and business transportation (individual use of an airplane without a paid, professional crew). I n addition, the following forms of business operations are included in general aviation operations: instructional flying (operations under the supervision of a flight instructor); sight-seeing (commercial sight-seeing operations under FAR Part 91); and on-demand Part 135 operations including air taxi, charter, and aero-medical operations. 

# General Aviation F leet and F light Activity28 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association Piston Engine Airplanes 166,907 Turboprop Airplanes 9,514 Turbojet Airplanes 10,385
Rotorcraft 9,567
Gliders 1,947 Lighter-Than-Air 3,993 Experimental 23,228 Light Sport Aircraft 6,066 

## 2.1 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Number of Aircraft by Primary Use by Aircraft Type (2007)

**General Aviation FAR Part 91 Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use** 

**Aircraft Type Total**  **Active Personal Business Corporate Instruc**  **tional Aerial**  **Apps Aerial**  **Obs Aerial**  **Other External**  **Load Other**  **Work Sight**  **See Air**  **Med 1**  **Other Air**  **Taxi 2**  **Air Tours**  **Air Med**  **Total All Aircraft 231,607 152,514 24,993 10,864 14,650 4,164 5,188 1,358 188 936 1,275 222 5,776 7,942 880 657** % Std. Error 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 **Piston Total 166,907 118,180 21,094 2,433 12,129 2,435 2,795 626 0 413 560 25 2,982 2,774 404 56** % Std. Error 2.4 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 5.3 2.1 2.5 0.0 2.2 3.6 0.8 2.3 0.8 1.2 0.6 One Engine 147,569 109,372 15,543 934 11,284 2,397 2,482 405 0 411 560 18 2,413 1,413 323 15 Two Engine 19,337 8,808 5,551 1,499 845 38 313 222 0 2 0 7 569 1,361 81 41 **Turboprop Total 9,514 1,687 1,822 2,224 117 1,047 471 131 6 85 4 26 428 1,281 31 151** % Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 One Engine Total 4,059 961 883 306 44 1,038 30 77 0 36 0 10 91 547 31 4 Two Engine Total 5,456 726 939 1,918 74 8 441 54 6 49 4 16 337 735 0 147 **Turbojet Total 10,385 749 880 5,472 54 3 19 15 0 73 24 7 407 2,594 0 87** % Std. Error 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 **Rotorcraft Total 9,567 1,492 567 537 1,083 585 1,760 505 175 69 97 159 585 1,196 396 362** % Std. Error 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 Piston Total 2,769 910 235 21 866 236 232 33 6 12 63 0 86 54 11 3 Turbine Total 6,798 582 332 516 217 349 1,528 472 169 56 34 159 499 1,142 384 359 - One Engine Turbine 5,431 552 304 312 212 342 1,455 391 134 51 34 82 313 738 372 139 - Two Engine Turbine 1,367 30 28 204 5 7 73 80 35 5 0 77 186 404 12 220 **Gliders Total 1,947 1,635 2 10 211 0 0 0 2 8 44 0 34 0 0 0 Lighter-Than-Air Total**  **3,993 3,091 2 13 119 0 3 2 0 123 513 0 85 2 39 0 Experimental Total 23,228 20,404 594 168 422 93 106 78 4 147 18 4 1,084 95 11 1**  Amateur Built 19,538 17,895 428 5 353 45 26 34 2 70 11 0 670 0 0 0 Exhibition 2,101 1,807 42 7 29 4 7 7 0 23 0 0 175 0 0 0 Other 1,589 702 123 156 40 44 73 36 2 54 7 4 240 95 11 1 **Light-Sport Total 3**  **6,066 5,277 32 7 514 2 32 0 0 17 14 0 171 0 0 0** 1 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135. 2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135. 3 Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes. The Use Categories are defined as part of the FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity survey. Starting in 2004, FAR Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category. Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates. Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution. Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures. In 2004, the FAA expanded the General Aviation Air Taxi Activity & Avionics Survey to include 100 percent of turbine and non-scheduled Part 135 airplanes. Similarly, 100 percent of aircraft in Alaska were also surveyed. Furthermore, the FAA Registry sample was also adjusted. This change in survey methodogy resulted in improved accuracy in the GAATAA information. Source: FAA



### F **igure** 

## 2.1 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft by Type (2007)

Piston Engine Airplanes Turboprop Airplanes Turbojet Airplanes
Rotorcraft Gliders Lighter-Than-Air
Experimental Light Sport Aircraft 

# 022008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 29 

## 2.2 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Total Hours F lown (in Thousands) by Actual Use and Aircraft Type (2007)

**General Aviation FAR Part 91 Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use** 
**Total Hours**  **Personal Business Corporate Instruc tional**  **Aerial Apps**  **Aerial Obs**  **Aerial Other**  **External Load**  **Other Work**  **Sight See**  **Air Med**  **1 Other**  **Air Taxi**  **2 Air**  **Tours Air**  **Med Total All Aircraft 27,852 8,676 3,094 3,214 3,804 1,415 1,364 371 152 145 160 118 1,305 3,113 508 412**  % Std. Error 1.0 0.9 2.0 3.3 3.5 5.1 5.0 7.4 17.4 14.3 9.6 12.5 5.4 3.9 11.5 9.5 **Piston Total 16,257 6,901 2,321 637 3,076 809 567 143 16 37 74 47 417 1,002 181 28** % Std. Error 1.8 1.6 3.4 13.3 6.6 11.3 11.5 19.0 49.3 26.6 15.4 12.8 7.8 10.9 25.1 47.5 One Engine 13,571 6,281 1,720 302 2,739 807 498 80 16 35 71 43 341 489 142 8 Two Engine 2,686 620 601 335 337 2 70 63 - 2 3 5 77 513 39 21 **Turboprop Total 2,661 228 280 539 49 427 174 70 10 20 1 8 181 567 24 84** % Std. Error 1.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 3.7 5.1 5.4 **13.3** 21.3 20.7 7.8 4.3 15.8 9.3 9.1 One Engine Total 1,118 113 131 83 21 426 14 16 1 11 0 2 39 233 24 3 Two Engine Total 1,544 115 148 456 28 1 160 53 9 10 1 5 142 334 0 82 **Turbojet Total 3,938 250 353 1,818 20 0 6 3 0 17 16 4 387 1,008 0 54** % Std. Error 0.8 3.2 3.1 1.2 14.2 62.2 21.0 26.8 12.6 21.7 22.0 2.5 2.2 49.9 10.0 0 **Rotorcraft Total 3,245 118 72 154 518 149 582 135 123 42 29 57 225 504 296 242** % Std. Error 1.5 4.9 9.5 7.9 5.2 6.8 4.0 6.8 9.6 18.2 9.3 11.6 10.2 4.2 8.4 5.5 Piston Total 704 68 31 4 429 42 61 4 3 3 17 0 18 17 5 2 Turbine Total 2,541 51 41 151 89 107 522 130 119 39 12 56 207 486 291 240 - One Engine Turbine 1,991 48 37 86 83 104 497 97 96 36 12 32 129 334 286 112 - Two Engine Turbine 550 2 4 64 6 3 25 34 23 2 0 24 78 152 5 128 **Gliders Total 108 69 0 2 27 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 - - -**  **Lighter-Than-Air Total 107 60 0 2 4 - 0 0 0 3 31 0 5 1 2 -**  **Experimental Total 1,275 855 65 60 64 29 32 20 3 23 4 2 77 32 4 3** Amateur Built 896 733 43 1 48 9 5 10 1 10 2 0 35 - - - Exhibition 102 76 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 - 11 - - - Other 277 46 20 57 13 18 26 8 1 11 2 2 31 32 4 3 **Light-Sport Total 3**  **260 195 3 1 46 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 10 - - -**
1 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135. 2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135. 3 Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes. The Use Categories are defined as part of the FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity survey. Starting in 2004, FAR Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category. Table cells that are populated by a small number of hours may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates. Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution. Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures. In 2004, the FAA expanded the General Aviation Air Taxi Activity & Avionics Survey to include 100 percent of turbine and non-scheduled Part 135 airplanes. Similarly, 100 percent of aircraft in Alaska were also surveyed. Furthermore, the FAA Registry sample was also adjusted. This change in survey methodogy resulted in improved accuracy in the GAATAA information. Source: FAA

Piston Engine Airplanes Turboprop Airplanes

Turbojet Airplanes

Rotorcraft
Gliders Lighter-Than-Air Experimental Light Sport Aircraft 

### F **igure** 

## 2.2 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft by Type and Hours F lown (in Thousands) (2007)

Piston Engine Airplanes 16,257 Turboprop Airplanes 2,661 Turbojet Airplanes 3,938
Rotorcraft 3,245
Gliders 108 Lighter-Than-Air 107 Experimental 1,275 Light Sport Aircraft 260 Ge n er a l Av iation F lee t and F l ight A cti v ity

Turboprop Airplanes Turbojet Airplanes
Rotorcraft Gliders Lighter-Than-Air
Experimental Light Sport Aircraft30 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 2.3 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 E stimated Hours F lown (in Thousands) by Type (1980-2007)

**Calendar Year Total Hours Airplane**  **Rotorcraft Balloons,**  **Dirigibles,**

**Gliders Experimental**  **Light Sport Aircraft**  **Piston Turboprop Turbojet Piston Turbine** 1980 **41,016** 34,747 2,240 1,332 736 1,603 359 * * 1981 **40,704** 34,086 2,155 1,387 930 1,754 391 * * 1982 **36,457** 29,950 2,168 1,611 579 1,771 379 * * 1983 **35,249** 28,911 2,173 1,473 572 1,700 420 * * 1984 **36,119** 29,194 2,506 1,566 592 1,903 358 * * 1985 **31,456** 25,666 1,921 1,498 521 1,468 382 * * 1986 **31,782** 24,805 2,661 1,527 742 1,682 364 * * 1987 **30,883** 24,969 2,010 1,411 602 1,506 384 * * 1988 **31,114** 24,291 2,195 1,554 533 1,974 568 * * 1989 **32,332** 24,907 2,892 1,527 692 1,918 396 * * 1990 **32,096** 25,832 2,319 1,396 716 1,493 341 * * 1991 **29,862** 23,919 1,628 1,071 549 2,214 483 * * 1992 **26,747** 21,417 1,582 1,076 423 1,842 407 * * 1993 **24,455** 19,321 1,192 1,212 391 1,308 338 785 * 1994 **24,092** 18,823 1,142 1,238 369 1,408 388 724 * 1995 **26,612** 20,251 1,490 1,455 337 1,624 261 1,194 * 1996 **26,909** 20,091 1,768 1,543 591 1,531 227 1,158 * 1997 **27,713** 20,744 1,655 1,713 344 1,740 192 1,327 * 1998 **28,100** 20,402 1,765 2,226 430 1,912 295 1,071 * 1999 **31,231** 22,529 1,797 2,721 552 2,077 309 1,246 * 2000 **29,960** 21,493 1,986 2,648 530 1,661 362 1,280 * 2001 **27,017** 19,194 1,773 2,654 474 1,479 287 1,157 * 2002R **27,040** 18,891 1,850 2,745 454 1,422 333 1,345 * 2003 **27,329** 19,013 1,922 2,704 448 1,687 263 1,292 * 2004 **28,126** 18,142 2,161 3,718 514 2,020 249 1,322 * 2005 **26,982** 16,434 2,106 3,771 617 2,439 267 1,339 9 2006 **27,705** 16,525 2,162 4,077 918 2,528 211 1,218 66 2007 **27,852** 16,257 2,661 3,938 704 2,541 215 1,275 260 R = Revised Starting in 1993 commuters were excluded. In 2004, the survey coverage was expanded for turbine airplanes and rotorcraft, accounting for part of the increase in hours. Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes. Source: FAA



## 2.4 

# General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 E stimated Active Aircraft by Type (1980-2007)

**Calendar Year Total Aircraft Airplane**  **Rotorcraft Balloons,**  **Dirigibles,**

**Gliders Experimental**  **Light Sport Aircraft**  **Piston Turboprop Turbojet Piston Turbine** 1980 **211,039** 193,012 4,089 2,992 2,794 3,207 4,945 * * 1981 **213,219** 193,367 4,659 3,170 3,250 3,724 5,049 * * 1982 **209,778** 189,195 5,186 3,996 2,419 3,749 5,233 * * 1983 **213,292** 191,479 5,453 3,898 2,541 3,998 5,923 * * 1984 **220,941** 197,442 5,808 4,320 2,936 4,160 6,275 * * 1985 **210,853** 188,191 5,607 4,374 2,877 3,541 6,263 * * 1986 **219,325** 195,647 5,244 4,481 2,921 4,022 7,010 * * 1987 **217,202** 194,454 5,274 4,358 2,813 3,520 6,783 * * 1988 **210,246** 187,536 5,259 4,188 2,584 3,822 6,857 * * 1989 **219,738** 193,815 6,324 4,402 3,244 4,232 7,721 * * 1990 **212,230** 187,774 5,652 4,375 3,459 3,938 7,032 * * 1991 **196,874** 173,518 4,941 4,126 2,390 3,848 8,051 * * 1992 **185,650** 162,881 4,786 4,004 2,348 3,631 8,000 * * 1993 **177,120** 149,156 4,116 3,663 1,846 2,875 5,037 10,426 * 1994 **172,935** 142,152 4,092 3,914 1,627 3,101 5,906 12,144 * 1995 **188,089** 152,788 4,995 4,559 1,863 3,967 4,741 15,176 * 1996 **191,129** 153,551 5,716 4,424 2,507 4,063 4,244 16,625 * 1997 **192,414** 156,056 5,619 5,178 2,259 4,527 4,092 14,680 * 1998 **204,710** 162,963 6,174 6,066 2,545 4,881 5,580 16,502 * 1999 **219,464** 171,923 5,679 7,120 2,564 4,884 6,765 20,528 * 2000 **217,534** 170,513 5,762 7,001 2,680 4,470 6,701 20,407 * 2001 **211,446** 163,314 6,596 7,787 2,292 4,491 6,545 20,421 * 2002R **211,244** 161,087 6,841 8,355 2,351 4,297 6,377 21,936 * 2003 **209,708** 160,938 7,689 7,997 2,123 4,403 6,008 20,550 * 2004 **219,426** 165,189 8,379 9,298 2,315 5,506 5,939 22,800 * 2005 **224,352** 167,608 7,942 9,823 3,039 5,689 6,454 23,627 170 2006 **221,942** 163,743 8,063 10,379 3,264 5,895 6,278 23,047 1,273 2007 **231,607** 166,907 9,514 10,385 2,769 6,798 5,940 23,228 6,066 R = Revised Starting in 1993 commuters were excluded. In 2004, the survey coverage was expanded for turbine airplanes and rotorcraft, accounting for part of the increase in hours. Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes. Source: FAA 

# 022008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 31 

## 2.5 

# Active General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft and Average Hours F lown (in Thousands) per Aircraft by Type (2003-2007)

**Aircraft Type Estimated Active Aircraft**  **Estimated Average Hours / Aircraft / Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007**  **All Aircraft Total 209,708 219,426 224,352 221,943 231,607**  **130 128**  **120 125**  **Piston Total 160,938 165,189 167,608 163,743 166,907**  **118 110**  **98 101**  **97** One Engine 143,265 146,613 148,101 145,036 147,569 116 105 93 96 92 1-3 seats 38,497 39,283 39,671 37,733 36,366 92 94 79 79 76 4 + seats 104,768 107,330 108,430 107,303 111,203 125 109 98 103 97 Two Engine 17,491 18,469 19,412 18,708 19,337 133 150 138 136 139 1-6 seats 12,816 13,024 13,192 12,919 14,342 116 131 117 118 122 7 + seats 4,675 5,445 6,220 5,788 4,996 179 194 182 178 188 Other Piston 182 107 92 n/a n/a 87 146 191 n/a n/a **Turboprop Total 7,689 8,379 7,942 8,063 9,514**  **250 258**  **265 268**  **280** One Engine 1,821 2,468 2,595 2,576 4,059 285 308 326 331 275 Two Engine 5,790 5,858 5,307 5,487 5,456 242 238 236 239 283 1-12 seats 4,736 5,027 4,427 4,744 4,567 221 225 223 229 266 13 + seats 1,054 831 880 744 889 339 315 300 302 370 Other Turboprop 78 54 40 n/a n/a 10 139 208 n/a n/a **Turbojet/fan Total 7,997 9,298 9,823 10,379 10,385**  **338 400**  **384 393**  **379** Two Engine 7,465 8,649 9,097 n/a n/a 333 401 384 n/a n/a Other Turbojet/fan 532 650 727 n/a n/a 410 391 389 n/a n/a **Rotorcraft Total 6,525 7,821 8,728 9,159 9,567**  **327 324**  **350 376**  **339** Piston 2,123 2,315 3,039 3,264 2,769 211 222 203 281 254 Turbine 4,403 5,506 5,689 5,895 6,798 383 367 429 429 374 One Engine 3,550 4,376 4,537 4,627 5,431 360 352 411 423 367 Two Engine 853 1,130 1,151 1,268 1,367 482 426 501 450 402 **Gliders Total 2,002 2,116 2,074 1,975 1,947**  **59 56**  **58 54**  **55 Lighter-than-air Total**  **4,006 3,823 4,380 4,303 3,993 36**  **34 33**  **24 27**  **Experimental Total 20,550 22,800 23,627 23,047 23,228**  **63 58**  **57 53**  **55** Amateur 17,028 19,165 19,817 19,316 19,538 57 52 50 47 46 Exhibition 2,031 2,070 2,120 2,103 2,101 51 56 53 49 48 Other 1,491 1,565 1,691 1,629 1,589 151 138 142 132 174 **Light Sport Aircraft 0**  **0 170 1,273 6,066**  **0 0**  **55 52**  **43** Columns may not add due to rounding and estimation procedures Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes. Source: FAA Ge n er a l Av iation F lee t and F l ight A cti v ity32 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 2.7 

# Average Age of R egistered General Aviation F leet (2005-2008)

**Aircraft Type Engine Type**  **Seats Average Age in 2005**  **in Years Average Age in 2006**  **in Years Average Age in 2007**  **in Years Average Age in 2008**  **in Years Single-Engine**  Piston 1-3 37 38 38 48 4 35 36 36 38 5-7 30 31 32 34 8+ 44 44 43 49 Turboprop All 13 10 14 14

Jet All 34 34 35 44 **Multi-Engine** Piston 1-3 32 32 33 49 4 35 35 35 36 5-7 36 36 39 39 8+ 38 39 40 42 Turboprop All 25 26 27 29

Jet All 16 16 16 16 **All Airplanes 34**  **35 35**  **39** Source: GAMA 

## 2.6 

# Total F uel Consumed and Average F uel Consumption R ate by Aircraft Type (2007)

**Fuel Type Fixed Wing**  **Rotorcraft Other Aircraft Experimental Light Sport**  **Total All Aircraft**  **Piston Turboprop Turbojet Piston Turbine Jet Fuel**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 57.7 86.1 291.7 27 56 * 150.2 75 **162.3** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 5,222.1 202,704.1 1,133,627.7 498.8 141,567.8 * 32,744.7 10.7 **1,516,375.9** % Standard Error 21.3 1.6 1.1 10.4 3.1 * 8.5 0 **1.1 100 Low-Lead**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 14.4 33.4 198.3 13 22.8 8 11.1 5.4 **14.3** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 256,800.2 13,550.9 1,088.8 7272.1 3,829.2 26.8 9,371.9 221.7 **292,161.6** % Standard Error 3.8 6.8 14.4 3.5 7.8 * 6 3.6 **2.9 100 Octane**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 21 26.1 * 11.6 15.5 * 11.7 4.7 **20.1** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 21,289 223.3 * 561.8 37.3 * 447 14.9 **22,573.3** % Standard Error 8.3 14.6 * 14.1 43.6 * 14.1 21.3 **6.5 Automotive Gasoline**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 9.6 * * 8.7 * * 5.6 4.4 **7.1** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 6,719.8 * * 17.5 * * 969.5 999.8 **8,706.6** % Standard Error 16.8 * * 36.5 * * 3.7 3.9 **4.3 Other Fuel**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 9.9 * * * * 18 10.7 3.7 **16.6** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 302.9 * * * * 1,967.9 61 11.8 **2,343.5** % Standard Error 17.5 * * * * 5.9 14 11.2 **5 Total Fuel Use**  Avg. Rate (GPH) 14.8 77.8 291.5 13.2 52.1 18 17.7 4.5 **31.1** Estimated Fuel Use (Thousand Gal.) 290,506.4 216,478.3 1,134,269.7 8,370 145,434.3 1,994.7 43,596.6 1,258.9 **3.2** % Standard Error 3.5 1.6 1.1 3.3 3 6 8.4 3.2 **2.4** A new methodoloy was used for fuel information in the 2005 General Aviation and Air Taxi Actvity survey compared to previous years. Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures. An asterisk indicates no active aircraft of that type reporting use of the fuel. Source: FAA Survey 

# 022008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 33 

## 2.8 

# Active General Aviation Aircraft by U.S. R egion and State (2000-2007)

**2000 2001**  **2002 2003**  **2004 2005**  **2006 2007**  **Alaskan – Total 5,925**  **5,714 5,718**  **5,489 6,207**  **6,217 6,201**  **6,111 Central – Total**  **12,173 11,939**  **11,486 11,694**  **12,622 12,156**  **12,560 12,769**  Iowa 2,772 3,156 2,742 2,899 3,035 2,943 2,798 2,982 Kansas 3,611 3,361 3,122 3,141 3,750 3,330 3,393 3,044 Missouri 3,777 3,503 3,893 3,919 3,902 3,774 4,312 4,616 Nebraska 2,013 1,919 1,729 1,734 1,936 2,109 2,057 2,127 **Eastern – Total 25,606**  **25,595 25,688**  **25,969 25,999**  **26,986 25,903**  **25,888** Delaware 2,068 1,938 1,957 2,256 2,365 2,596 2,409 2,494 District of Columbia 152 39 11 30 37 48 34 41 Maryland 3,436 2,784 2,367 3,214 2,550 3,123 2,317 2,699 New Jersey 3,791 3,917 3,647 3,341 3,466 3,944 3,683 3,369 New York 6,082 5,570 6,180 6,205 5,959 5,437 5,829 5,661 Pennsylvania 5,648 5,825 5,806 5,590 6,281 6,041 5,865 5,881 Virginia 3,354 4,451 4,524 4,472 4,455 4,590 4,809 4,642 West Virginia 1,075 1,071 1,196 862 888 1,208 957 1,101 **Great Lakes – Total 37,915**  **36,743 36,067**  **34,997 35,602**  **36,777 36,616**  **37,703** Illinois 7,478 6,041 5,976 5,895 6,942 6,283 5,841 6,872 Indiana 3,964 4,143 3,574 4,550 4,173 3,987 3,909 4,862 Michigan 7,236 6,234 7,375 5,694 6,975 6,274 6,229 6,443 Minnesota 5,141 5,928 5,229 4,241 4,861 5,728 5,414 5,086 North Dakota 1,585 1,434 1,224 1,322 812 1,350 1,533 1,236 Ohio 6,486 7,325 6,719 7,391 6,458 6,630 7,108 6,189 South Dakota 1,376 971 1,331 960 1,156 1,281 1,293 1,143 Wisconsin 6,449 4,667 4,639 4,944 4,226 5,244 5,290 5,872 **New England – Total 8,074**  **7,910 7,799**  **8,000 8,679**  **8,444 7,968**  **8,596** Connecticut 1,793 1,573 1,597 1,790 1,780 2,120 2,090 2,296 Maine 1,086 1,207 913 1,210 1,238 1,370 948 1,463 Massachusetts 2,717 2,600 2,843 2,580 2,985 2,636 2,655 2,738 New Hampshire 1,485 1,753 1,455 1,472 1,566 1,282 1,320 1,425 Rhode Island 393 232 294 384 383 523 320 243 Vermont 600 546 698 565 726 514 636 431 **N.W. Mountain – Total 24,252**  **24,092 24,471**  **23,402 24,710**  **26,071 26,260**  **28,393** Colorado 5,246 5,104 5,625 5,343 5,222 5,755 5,623 5,441 Idaho 2,328 2,504 2,548 2,156 2,193 2,664 2,786 2,747 Montana 2,374 2,180 2,324 2,274 2,200 2,408 2,911 3,110 Oregon 4,687 4,955 5,219 4,669 5,384 5,029 4,800 6,029 Utah 1,673 1,653 1,805 1,316 1,923 1,936 1,856 2,057 Washington 7,166 6,666 6,043 6,143 6,623 7,154 7,042 7,722 Wyoming 778 1,030 906 1,501 1,166 1,125 1,241 1,287 **Southern – Total 39,271**  **38,623 39,076**  **39,503 41,146**  **42,092 40,821**  **42,595** Alabama 3,480 3,012 3,423 3,249 3,712 3,495 4,477 3,719 Florida 14,096 14,773 13,188 14,236 15,385 15,776 14,226 16,341 Georgia 4,809 5,324 6,098 4,981 5,490 5,381 5,762 4,758 Kentucky 2,033 2,191 2,109 2,165 1,870 1,778 1,497 2,073 Mississippi 2,038 1,893 1,811 2,198 2,563 2,068 2,159 1,939 North Carolina 5,620 5,272 5,727 5,830 5,602 6,298 6,106 5,917 Puerto Rico 278 373 368 367 319 372 182 348 South Carolina 2,689 2,152 2,422 2,505 2,271 2,690 2,236 3,214 Tennessee 4,228 3,610 3,912 3,909 3,906 4,148 4,156 4,286 **Southwest – Total 31,611**  **28,557 28,174**  **29,615 30,776**  **30,820 31,299**  **33,909** Arkansas 2,660 2,730 2,807 3,286 2,621 2,467 2,382 2,575 Louisiana 3,012 2,355 2,488 2,886 2,721 3,030 2,393 2,857 New Mexico 2,990 2,486 2,272 2,784 3,088 3,076 3,375 4,221 Oklahoma 4,080 3,421 3,693 3,770 4,347 3,910 4,734 4,021 T exas 18,869 17,564 16,915 16,889 17,999 18,338 18,415 20,235 **W estern-Pacific – Total**  **32,666 32,274**  **32,764 31,038**  **33,683 34,788**  **34,314 35,492**  Arizona 6,062 6,707 5,506 5,072 6,607 5,867 6,438 7,636 California 23,454 22,708 24,448 23,501 23,700 25,337 23,854 23,813 Hawaii 435 282 356 414 331 481 619 531 Nevada 2,715 2,563 2,427 2,034 3,033 2,990 3,374 3,512 **Other U.S. Territories** ***** **42** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** **154 Grand Total**  **217,533 211,446 211,244 209,708 219,426 224,352 221,943 231,607** Columns may not add up due to rounding procedures Source: FAA Ge n er a l Av iation F lee t and F l ight A cti v ity34 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 2.9 

# Summary of U.S. General Aviation Operations and Contacts (in Thousands) (1994-2007)

**1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999R 2000R 2001R 2002R 2003R 2004R 2005R 2006R 2007E** GA IFR Aircraft Handled at Air Route Traffic Control Centers 7,685 7,824 7,857 8,239 8,745 8,808 8,744 8,024 8,181 8,000 8,350 8,368 8,197 8,294 GA Instrument Operations at FAA & Contract Facilities 1 18,049 18,092 17,889 19,093 20,087 20,898 21,222 19,706 19,656 18,630 18,620 17,986 * * GA Instrument Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Facilities * * * * * * 20,799 19,275 19,213 18,094 18,007 17,394 17,011 16,752 Total Aircraft Contacts at Flight Service Stations 3,509 3,206 2,971 2,804 2,600 2,524 2,438 2,196 2,170 2,050 1,976 * * * R = Revised, E = Estimated Facilities includes Control Towers, TRACONs, CERAPs and RAPCONs ATADS Provides the Traffic Count for GA Operations Data. 1. The FAA suspended tracking of IFR operations at Contract Facilities in 2005. Source: FAA Air Traffic Activity



## 2.10 

# Summary of U.S. General Aviation Operations (in Thousands) at F AA and Contract Control Towers (1994-2007)

**1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999R 2000R 2001R 2002R 2003R 2004R 2005R 2006R 2007E** GA Total Operations at Airports with FAA Control Towers 34,092 32,265 29,250 28,232 28,522 29,110 27,002 24,784 24,092 22,598 21,762 20,705 11,897 19,367

– Itinerant Operations at

FAA Contract Towers 20,208 1,886 17,575 17,097 17,157 17,422 16,286 14,949 14,553 13,577 13,190 12,430 7,830 11,616

– Local Operations at

FAA Control Towers 14,484 13,379 11,675 11,135 11,365 11,688 10,717 9,835 9,539 9,021 8,572 8,275 13,392 7,751 GA Total Operations at Airports with Control Towers 1,561 3,661 6,049 8,601 10,118 10,890 12,876 12,843 13,562 12,926 13,205 13,456 13,392 13,768

– Itinerant Operations at

Contract Towers 855 1,974 3,249 4,572 5,240 5,597 6,558 6,484 6,898 6,654 6,817 6,885 6,549 6,961

– Local Operations at

Contract Towers 706 1,687 2,801 4,029 4,877 5,292 6,318 6,359 6,634 6,272 6,388 6,571 33,120 6,807 **GA Total Airport Operations at FAA & Contract Control Towers 36,254 35,927 35,298 36,833 38,046 40,000 39,879 37,627 37,653 35,524 34,968 34,161 33,131 33,135**  R = Revised, E = Estimated Facilities includes Control Towers, TRACONs, CERAPs and RAPCONs ATADS Provides the Traffic Count for GA Operations Data. Source: FAA Air Traffic Activity



## 2.11 

# E stimated Active Experimental Aircraft F leet (1994-2007)

**1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007** Amateur Built 8,833 9,328 11,566 10,261 13,189 16,858 16,739 16,736 18,168 17,028 19,165 19,817 19,316 19,538 Exhibition 637 2,245 2,094 1,798 1,630 1,999 1,973 2,052 2,190 2,031 2,070 2,120 2,103 2,101 Other 2,674 3,603 2,965 2,620 1,684 1,671 1,694 1,633 1,578 1,491 1,565 1,691 1,629 1,589 **Total Experimental 12,144 15,176 16,625 14,679 16,503 20,528 20,406 20,421 21,936 20,550 22,800 23,628 23,048 23,228**  **% of G.A. Fleet 7.0% 8.1% 8.7% 7.6% 8.1% 9.4% 9.4% 9.7% 10.4% 9.8% 10.4% 10.5% 10.4% 10.0%**  Source: FAA



## 2.12 

# E stimated Hours F lown (in Thousands) of Experimental Aircraft F leet (1994-2007)

**1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007** Amateur Built 391 482 524 698 729 883 887 794 976 963 990 987 899 896 Exhibition 44 260 192 246 73 122 113 102 127 103 116 113 103 102 Other 289 452 442 382 269 242 279 261 242 226 216 239 216 277 **Total Experimental 724 1,194 1,158 1,326 1,071 1,247 1,279 1,157 1,345 1,292 1,322 1,339 1,218 1,274**  **% of G.A. Fleet Hours 3.0% 4.5% 4.3% 4.8% 3.8% 4.0% 4.3%**  **4.3% 5.0% 4.7% 4.7% 5.0% 4.4% 4.6%** Note: Prior to 1994, experimental aircraft included those built without a production certificate. Beginning in 1994, experimental includes aircraft with an experimental airworthiness certificate. These include research and development, amateur built, exhibition, racing, crew training, and market survey aircraft and aircraft used to show compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations. Source: FAA 

# 022008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 35 

### F **igure** 

## 2.4

# Worldwide Turbine Business Airplane Operators

**F igure**  

## 2.5 

# F ractional Aircraft and Share Owners

**Fractional Share Owners**

**Fractional Aircraft Fleet 1,400** 

**1,200**

**1,000**

**800**

**600**

**400**

**200**

**0 5,500** 

**4,500**

**3,500**

**2,500**

**1,500**

**500**

**0 Fractional Aircraft** **Fractional Share Owners**

www.JETNET.com Source: JETNET LLC

Source: JETNET LLC

Source: JETNET LLC2,8105743,6016894,2447804,5168264,7658704,8289454,8639845,1685,1791,0301,094 

### F **igure** 

## 2.3

# Worldwide Turbine Airplane F leet200020012002200320042005200620072008 

### Business Jets International

**Business Jets U.S.**

**Turboprops International**

**Turboprops U.S. 30,000** 

**25,000**

**20,000**

**15,000**

**10,000**

**5,000**

**0 Number of Airplanes** 20,45921,58422,57623,12123,87024,69625,79727,13028,367



### U.S. Operators **International Operators 20,000** 

**15,000**

**10,000**

**5,000**

**0 Number of Operators** 3,4193,3703,7673,8944,0134,6625,1406,0399,7099,31710,19110,66111,3059,96910,47311,0012000200120022003200420052006200720085,49310,745 Ge n er a l Av iation F lee t and F l ight A cti v ity20002001200220032004200520062007200836 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 032008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 37 

## T he active pilot population in the U nited S tates numbers over 600,000 pilots, including over 222,000 private pilots, 124,000 commercial pilots and 146,000 air transport pilots. T his section provides a summary of the FAA’s civil airmen statistics, including a distribution of pilots by state as well as an overview of pilot demographics such as age and gender. G A M Aretains historical information on the number of pilot certificates held as far back as the late 1960’s complete with the different types of airmen certificates. C ontact G A M Aif interested in this data. 

# U.S. Pilot Population38 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 03

**3.1** 

# Active U.S. Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held (1987-2008)

**Category 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998**  **Pilot–Total 613,746 590,349 597,109 609,737 618,633 625,011 631,762 612,274 625,581 635,472 618,298**  Student 80,989 84,339 84,866 87,213 87,910 87,296 85,991 86,731 93,064 97,359 97,736 Recreational Airplane (only) 252 239 239 276 291 310 317 316 340 343 305 Sport (only) 2,623 2,031 939 134 * * * * * * * Airplane 1 - Private 222,596 211,096 219,233 228,619 235,994 241,045 245,230 243,823 251,561 258,749 247,226 - Commercial 124,746 115,127 117,610 120,614 122,592 123,990 125,920 120,502 121,858 124,261 122,053 - Airline Transport 146,838 143,953 141,935 141,992 142,160 143,504 144,708 144,702 141,596 137,642 134,612 Rotorcraft (only) 2 14,647 12,290 10,690 9,518 8,586 7,916 7,770 7,727 7,775 7,728 6,964 Glider (only) 2 21,055 21,274 21,597 21,369 21,100 20,950 21,826 8,473 9,387 9,390 9,402 **Flight Instructor Certificates**  **4 93,202 92,175 91,343 90,555 89,596 87,816 86,089 82,875 80,931 79,694 79,171**  **Instrument Ratings**  **4, 5 325,247 309,865 309,333 311,828 313,545 315,413 317,389 315,276 311,944 308,951 300,183**  **Nonpilot–Total 7**  **678,181 666,559 656,227 644,016 515,293 509,835 515,570 513,100 547,453 538,264 549,588** Mechanic 7 326,276 322,852 323,097 320,293 317,111 313,032 315,928 310,850 344,434 340,402 336,670 Repairmen 7 41,056 40,277 40,329 40,030 39,231 37,248 37,114 40,085 38,208 35,989 52,909 Parachute Rigger7 8,248 8,186 8,252 8,150 8,011 7,883 8,063 7,927 10,477 10,447 10,459 Ground Instructor7 74,983 74,544 74,849 74,378 73,735 72,692 73,658 72,261 72,326 71,238 70,334 Dispatcher7 19,590 19,043 18,610 18,079 17,493 16,955 16,695 16,070 16,340 15,655 14,804 Flight Navigator 222 250 264 298 336 382 431 509 570 642 712 Flight Engineer 53,135 54,394 55,952 57,756 59,376 61,643 63,681 65,398 65,098 63,891 63,700 Flight Attendant10 154,671 147,013 134,874 125,032 * * * * * * *

**Category 1997 1996 1995**  **8 1994**  **9 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987**  **Pilot–Total 616,342 622,261 639,184 654,088 665,069 682,959 692,095 702,659 700,010 694,016 699,653**  Student 96,101 94,947 101,279 96,254 103,583 114,597 120,203 128,663 142,544 136,913 146,016 Recreational 284 265 232 241 206 187 161 87 * * * Airplane 1 - Private 247,604 254,002 261,399 284,236 283,700 288,078 293,306 299,111 293,179 299,786 300,949 - Commercial 125,300 129,187 133,980 138,728 143,014 146,385 148,385 149,666 144,540 143,030 143,645 - Airline Transport 130,858 127,486 123,877 117,434 117,070 115,855 112,167 107,732 102,087 96,968 91,287 Rotorcraft (only) 2 6,801 6,961 7,183 8,719 9,168 9,652 9,860 9,567 8,863 8,608 8,702 Glider (only) 2 9,394 9,413 11,234 8,476 8,328 8,205 8,033 7,833 7,708 7,600 7,901 Lighter-than-air 2, 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 N/A 3 1,089 1,111 1,153 **Flight Instructor Certificates**  **4 78,102 78,551 77,613 76,171 75,021 72,148 69,209 63,775 61,472 61,798 60,316**  **Instrument Ratings 4, 5**  **297,409 297,895 298,798 302,300 305,517 306,169 303,193 297,073 282,804 273,804 266,122 Nonpilot–Total**  **7 540,892 534,427 651,341 571,358 559,726 540,548 517,462 492,237 468,405 448,710 427,962**  Mechanic 7 332,254 329,239 405,294 411,071 401,060 384,669 366,392 344,282 326,243 312,419 297,178 Repairmen 7 51,643 50,768 61,233 N/A N/A N/A Parachute Rigger 7 10,336 10,269 11,824 8,631 8,417 8,163 7,616 10,094 9,879 9,770 9,659 Ground Instructor 7 69,366 68,573 96,165 77,789 76,050 73,276 70,086 66,882 64,503 62,582 60,861 Dispatcher 7 13,967 13,272 15,642 13,410 12,883 12,264 11,607 11,002 10,455 10,020 9,491 Flight Navigator 782 847 916 990 1,039 1,154 1,225 1,290 1,357 1,400 1,445 Flight Engineer 62,544 61,459 60,267 59,467 60,277 61,022 60,236 58,687 55,968 52,519 49,328 Note: The term airmen includes men and women certified as pilots, mechanics or other aviation technicians. 1. Includes pilots with an airplane only certificate. Also includes those with an airplane and a helicopter and/or glider certificate. Prior to 1995, these pilots were categorized as private, commercial,

or airline transport, based on their airplane certificate. In 1995 and after, they are categorized based on their highest certificate. For example, if a pilot holds a private airplane certificate and a commercial helicopter certificate prior to 1995, the pilot would be categorized as private; 1995 and after as commercial. 2. Glider and lighter-than-air pilots are not required to have a medical examination; however, the totals above represent pilots who received a medical examination within the last 25 months. 3. Lighter-than-air type ratings are no longer being issued. 4. Not included in total. 5. Special ratings shown on pilot certificates, do not indicate additional certificates. 6. Data for 1996 and 1997 are not comparable to earlier years. 7. Numbers represent all certificates on record. No medical examination required. Data for 1996 and 1997 are limited to certificates held by those under 70 years of age. 8. Beginning in 1995, includes non-pilots who were excluded in prior years because of incomplete addresses and/or a request to be excluded from any mailing list. 9. 1994 counts based on medical certificates issued 27 or less months ago. All other years based on medical certificates issued 25 or less months ago. 10. First available from Registry in 2005. N/A Not available. Prior to 1995, repairmen were included in the mechanic category. Recreational certificate first issued in 1990. Source: FAA

## 3.2 

# E stimated Active Pilots and F light Instructors by F AA R egion and State (December 31, 2008)

**FAA Region and State Total Pilots Students**  **Airplane 1** 
**Recreational Sport Flight Instr. 2**  **Private Commercial Airline**  **Transport Total**  **3 613,746 80,989 240,683 139,489 149,705**  **257 2,623 93,202**  **United States – Total 578,541 75,382 231,322 126,893 142,070**  **257 2,617 91,155**  **Alaskan Region – Total 8,377**  **732 3,346**  **2,055 2,206**  **1 37**  **1,225 Central Region – Total**  **45,163 5,002**  **18,664 9,590**  **11,626 16**  **265 7,383** 

Iowa 5,715 721 2,983 1,253 709 1 48 854 Kansas 7,602 909 3,586 1,689 1,380 2 36 1,355 Kentucky 6,500 649 2,059 1,256 2,502 4 30 1,173 Missouri 9,919 1,131 4,244 2,216 2,253 4 71 1,624 Nebraska 3,598 454 1,735 818 564 1 26 472 Tennessee 11,829 1,138 4,057 2,358 4,218 4 54 1,905 **Eastern Region – Total 108,260 14,794**  **44,781 22,504**  **25,652 89**  **440 16,591**  Connecticut 5,679 672 2,445 1,055 1,494 4 9 882 Delaware 1,353 181 497 303 367 0 5 234 District of Columbia 504 88 246 99 69 0 2 45 AE (Europe and Canada) 342 30 133 119 60 0 0 34 Maine 2,707 302 1,258 602 514 4 27 370 Maryland 8,161 1,419 3,203 1,702 1,807 4 26 1,212 Massachusetts 8,423 1,147 3,970 1,725 1,550 5 26 1,223 New Hampshire 3,965 399 1,433 756 1,357 3 17 696 New Jersey 9,858 1,334 4,150 2,000 2,349 3 22 1,595 New York 16,906 2,837 7,382 3,645 2,951 30 61 2,652 North Carolina 14,590 1,729 5,841 2,933 4,023 5 59 2,086 Pennsylvania 16,976 2,232 7,041 3,365 4,224 16 98 2,710 Rhode Island 1,019 109 468 228 208 1 5 144 Vermont 1,350 138 632 293 275 4 8 184 Virginia 14,568 1,887 5,240 3,281 4,101 9 50 2,247 West Virginia 1,859 290 842 398 303 1 25 277 **Great Lakes Region – Total 91,009**  **10,930 39,657**  **19,342 20,283**  **82 715**  **15,307**

Illinois 18,959 2,381 7,694 4,022 4,717 10 135 3,370 Indiana 10,653 1,321 4,788 2,253 2,164 8 119 1,728 Michigan 15,529 1,990 7,046 3,333 3,015 16 129 2,427 Minnesota 13,529 1,294 5,672 2,950 3,555 2 56 2,465 North Dakota 2,512 404 1,127 757 219 0 5 389 Ohio 17,250 1,992 7,438 3,515 4,156 34 115 2,976 South Dakota 2,249 254 1,020 605 336 1 33 363 Wisconsin 10,328 1,294 4,872 1,907 2,121 11 123 1,589 **Northwest Mountain Region – Total 67,129 8,399**  **26,990 15,393**  **16,068 13**  **266 10,949**  Colorado 17,892 1,736 6,448 4,065 5,588 3 52 3,292 Idaho 4,921 618 2,287 1,153 823 1 39 710 Montana 4,001 540 1,819 1,034 589 3 16 602 Oregon 9,740 1,412 4,617 2,330 1,335 3 43 1,449 Utah 8,269 1,319 3,083 2,050 1,787 0 30 1,414 Washington 20,440 2,504 7,849 4,359 5,651 3 74 3,231 Wyoming 1,866 270 887 402 295 0 12 251 **Southern Region – Total 85,239**  **11,784 29,004**  **18,847 25,240**  **21 343**  **13,553** Alabama 7,461 918 3,010 2,204 1,304 3 22 1,035 Florida 49,991 7,467 16,307 11,102 14,904 13 198 8,359 Georgia 19,261 2,117 6,392 3,612 7,048 3 89 2,989 Puerto Rico 1,666 439 516 381 323 2 5 220 South Carolina 6,639 808 2,703 1,506 1,593 0 29 924 Virgin Islands 193 34 69 27 63 0 0 22 **Southwest Region – T otal**  **77,025 10,453**  **28,160 17,601**  **20,485 26**  **300 11,536**  Arkansas 5,135 646 2,155 1,389 903 1 41 703 Louisiana 5,457 740 2,029 1,557 1,098 4 29 787 Mississippi 4,307 642 1,584 1,118 942 4 17 583 New Mexico 4,964 685 2,168 1,328 745 3 35 601 Oklahoma 8,313 1,361 3,415 2,109 1,398 5 25 1,219 T exas 48,849 6,379 16,809 10,100 15,399 9 153 7,643 **Western-Pacific Region – Total 96,339**  **13,288 40,720**  **21,561 20,510**  **9 251**  **14,611**

American Samoa 10 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 AP (Pacific) 512 120 139 196 56 0 1 35 Arizona 20,559 3,165 7,214 4,800 5,319 1 60 3,640 California 65,116 8,921 30,084 14,085 11,849 8 169 9,199 Fed St Micronesia 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 Guam 154 7 20 26 101 0 0 33 Hawaii 3,087 360 794 905 1,020 0 8 564 Marshall Islands 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Nevada 6,886 713 2,468 1,539 2,153 0 13 1,136 North Mariana Islands 8 1 1 2 4 0 0 3 Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **U.S. Affilates 4**  **15 2**  **1 6**  **6 0**  **0 4**  **Armed Forces Personnel 5**  **854 150**  **272 315**  **116 0**  **1 69**  **Outside United States 35,205**  **5,607 9,361**  **12,596 7,635**  **0 6**  **2,047** 1. Includes pilots with an airplane only certificate. Also includes those with an airplane and a helicopter and/or glider certificate 2. Not included in total. 3. Includes pilots outside the United States 4. Includes Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, North Mariana Islands and Palau 5. Military personnel holding civilian certificate stationed in foreign country Source: FAA U.S. PI L OT POPU L ATION

2008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 3940 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 3.3 

# E stimated F AA Active Pilot Certificates Held by Category and Age Group of Holder (December 31, 2008)

**Age Group Type of Pilot Certificate**  **Total Pilots Student Recreational Sport Pilots Private Commercial Airline Transport CFI Total**  **613,746 80,989**  **257 2,623**  **240,683 139,489**  **149,705 93,202**  14-15 190 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-19 15,990 11,562 3 18 3,846 561 0 73 20-24 48,434 17,850 25 29 18,660 11,674 196 5,116 25-29 54,302 11,434 11 40 17,728 20,626 4,463 10,588 30-34 48,171 7,197 11 74 15,983 14,157 10,749 9,652 35-39 57,761 6,555 18 105 20,274 13,130 17,679 10,449 40-44 66,329 6,426 22 225 24,349 11,893 23,414 9,993 45-49 70,095 6,378 25 372 26,195 11,297 25,828 9,544 50-54 74,003 5,346 29 500 32,105 12,440 23,583 9,499 55-59 64,585 3,657 44 502 29,705 12,486 18,191 8,677 60-64 53,488 2,263 19 387 23,202 13,183 14,434 8,502 65-69 32,502 1,224 20 223 15,010 9,282 6,743 5,413 70-74 15,142 567 6 106 7,221 4,543 2,699 3,079 75-79 8,315 227 14 35 4,238 2,644 1,157 1,665 80 and over 4,439 113 10 7 2,167 1,573 569 952 Source: FAA


## 3.4 

# Average Age of Active U.S. Pilots by Category (1993-2008)

**Year Average All Pilots**  **Type of Pilot Certificate Student**  **Recreational Sport Pilot Private**  **Commercial Airline Transport** 1993 41.3 33.7 45.5 * 42.7 41.9 44.1 1994 41.9 34.3 46.5 * 43.2 42.4 44.4 1995 42.9 34.5 48.3 * 44.6 43.7 44.9 1996 43.2 34.6 49.3 * 45.1 44.1 45.1 1997 43.6 34.6 49.5 * 45.6 44.6 45.6 1998 43.8 34.7 49.8 * 45.9 45.0 45.4 1999 43.6 34.6 49.5 * 45.6 44.6 45.3 2000 43.7 34.1 49.8 * 45.6 44.9 45.8 2001 44.0 33.3 50.8 * 46.0 45.0 46.0 2002 44.4 33.7 51.0 * 46.2 45.5 46.6 2003 44.7 34.0 51.5 * 46.5 45.6 47.0 2004 45.1 34.2 51.3 * 47.0 45.9 47.5 2005 45.5 34.6 50.9 53.2 47.4 46.0 47.8 2006 45.6 34.4 51.5 52.9 47.7 46.1 48.1 2007 45.7 34.0 52.4 52.9 48.0 46.1 48.3 2008 45.1 33.6 50.1 53.2 46.9 44.8 48.5 Source: FAA


## 3.5 

# Active U.S. Women Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held (1998-2008)

**Category 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998**  **Pilot–Total 37,981 35,784 36,101 36,584 37,243 37,694 38,257 34,706 35,607 36,233 34,679**  Student 9,127 9,559 9,640 9,717 9,857 9,897 10,082 10,230 10,809 11,191 11,289 Recreational 20 17 17 20 21 24 23 20 26 25 24 Sport 79 64 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Airplane 1 - Private 15,015 13,694 14,111 14,517 15,036 15,487 15,906 13,894 14,554 15,171 14,152 - Commercial 8,083 7,101 7,236 7,315 7,421 7,436 7,454 5,932 5,807 5,720 5,366 - Airline Transport 5,657 5,349 5,071 5,008 4,908 4,850 4,792 4,630 4,411 4,126 3,848 **Flight Instructor Certificates 2**  **6,293 6,232 6,158 6,067 5,970 5,811 5,667 5,386 5,193 5,028 4,926 Nonpilot–Total**  **144,968 138,452 19,633 19,220 18,666 18,030 17,612 17,114 16,552 15,662 15,380** Mechanic **3** 6,740 6,524 6,345 6,152 5,932 5,734 5,995 5,295 5,047 4,722 4,483 Repairmen **3** 2,284 2,193 2,180 2,108 2,039 1,800 1,722 1,789 1,704 1,582 1,940 Parachute Rigger **3** 615 594 584 556 540 521 500 475 509 494 483 Ground Instructor **3** 5,785 5,726 5,669 5,612 5,500 5,385 5,321 5,169 5,154 5,016 4,904 Dispatcher **3** 3,230 3,087 2,934 2,805 2,647 2,520 2,410 2,262 2,062 1,895 1,729 Flight Navigator 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flight Engineer 1,894 1,901 1,920 1,986 2,007 2,070 2,100 2,124 2,076 1,953 1,841 Flight Attendant 4 124,419 118,426 108,559 100,630 * * * * * * * 1. Includes pilots with an airplane only certificate. Also includes those with an airplane and a helicopter and/or glider certificate. Prior to 1995, these pilots were categorized as private, commercial, or airline transport,

based on their airplane certificate. In 1995 and after, they are categorized based on their highest certificate. For example, if a pilot holds a private certificate and a commercial helicopter certificate, prior 1995, the pilot would be categorized as private; 1995 and after as commercial. 2. Not included in total. 3. Numbers represent all certificates on record. No medical examination required. 4. First available from Registry in 2005. Source: FAA 

# 032008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 4142 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 3.6 

# E stimated Total Active and Instrument- R ated Pilots (1982-2008)

**Calendar Year Total Active Pilots**  **Instrument Rated Percent of Total Pilots w/ Instrument Rating**  1982 576,894 255,073 44.2% 1983 570,807 254,271 44.5% 1984 572,295 256,584 44.8% 1985 562,888 258,559 45.9% 1986 558,845 262,388 47.0% 1987 553,637 266,122 48.1% 1988 557,103 273,804 49.1% 1989 557,466 282,804 50.7% 1990 573,909 297,073 51.8% 1991 571,731 306,193 53.6% 1992 568,175 306,169 53.9% 1993 561,280 305,517 54.4% 1994 557,593 302,300 54.2% 1995 537,673 298,798 55.6% 1996 527,049 297,895 56.5% 1997 520,241 297,409 57.2% 1998 520,257 300,183 57.7% 1999 537,770 308,951 57.5% 2000 532,177 311,944 58.6% 2001 525,227 315,276 60.0% 2002 545,454 317,389 58.2% 2003 537,405 315,413 58.7% 2004 530,432 313,545 59.1% 2005 522,112 311,828 59.7% 2006 511,062 309,333 60.5% 2007 503,740 309,865 61.5% 2008 529,882 325,247 61.4% Excludes student, sport and recreational pilots. Source: FAA



## 3.7 

# Pilot Certificates Issued by Category (1978-2008)

**Year Student**  **Private Commercial**  **Airline Tranport Helicopter (only)**  **Glider (only) Original Additional**  **1 Original Additional**  **1 Original Additional**  **1 Original Additional**  **1 Original Additional**  **1 Original Additional**  **1** 1978 137,032 * 58,064 16,048 11,789 17,501 6,912 5,921 1,122 287 759 188 1979 135,956 * 54,466 16,466 12,627 17,793 8,981 6,603 1,300 283 642 157 1980 102,301 * 50,458 16,035 12,452 16,015 7,116 6,289 1,721 272 583 151 1981 111,531 * 45,713 14,897 10,657 12,146 4,763 5,991 1,985 302 629 164 1982 90,816 * 52,144 16,276 11,048 11,910 5,037 7,956 2,256 330 793 184 1983 92,239 * 41,210 12,721 8,789 9,513 5,643 8,187 1,932 315 606 162 1984 90,167 * 36,545 11,784 7,702 8,895 5,099 9,335 1,808 319 524 139 1985 86,060 * 35,402 11,636 8,404 7,197 6,081 9,192 2,105 207 537 138 1986 88,699 * 34,816 12,672 8,889 9,241 6,498 10,372 2,209 234 514 109 1987 85,611 * 42,287 16,302 11,314 11,635 7,678 11,956 2,217 293 542 74 1988 86,193 * 39,900 15,800 12,042 10,597 7,461 11,209 1,947 287 475 28 1989 87,698 * 35,360 22,240 13,759 11,778 7,829 12,698 2,240 252 336 22 1990 88,586 * 41,749 19,299 15,500 12,584 8,013 13,540 2,700 266 378 41 1991 82,205 * 49,580 23,630 16,869 13,506 8,437 13,979 3,344 291 487 29 1992 78,377 * 39,968 19,419 14,354 11,630 7,699 13,391 2,684 291 376 32 1993 69,178 * 39,060 18,801 12,645 10,466 6,129 12,995 2,310 30 341 28 1994 66,501R * 32,787 14,568 9,237 8,630 5,360 10,963 1,801 267 320 25 1995 60,497R * 28,333 15,331 9,133 9,042 5,965 13,641 1,724 290 373 83 1996 56,653R * 24,714 18,199 10,245 10,494 7,444 17,229 1,638 349 633 195 1997 60,941R * 21,552 13,522 8,988 9,587 7,045 16,266 1,385 296 501 161 1998 63,037R 756 26,297 15,966 10,042 10,269 7,547 19,085 1,530 211 472 105 1999 58,278R 1,030 24,630 15,222 9,737 9,963 6,721 19,380 1,514 222 423 98 2000 58,042R 1,070 27,223 17,223 11,813 11,652 7,715 20,558 1,776 234 455 62 2001 61,897 1,161 25,372 16,807 11,499 11,115 7,070 21,357 1,698 218 403 77 2002R 65,421R 1,317 28,659 18,607 12,299 11,628 4,718 18,502 2,073 275 336 38 2003R 58,842R 1,230 23,866 14,899 9,670 8,872 3,892 13,196 2,013 269 312 47 2004R 59,202 1,302 23,031 14,234 9,836 9,635 4,255 15,328 2,736 366 309 43 2005R 53,576 1,418 20,889 12,952 8,834 8,874 4,750 15,534 2,917 521 290 27 2006R 61,448 1,551 20,217 13,079 8,687 9,603 4,748 15,942 3,569 816 298 42 2007R 66,793 1,450 20,299 13,970 9,318 9,574 5,918 15,973 4,073 1,041 263 14 2008E * * 17,585 13,061 8,438 9,098 5,102 15,228 3,032 917 202 4 E = Estimated, R = Revised 1. An additional rating added to an existing pilot certificate (e.g., instrument rating added to a private certificate.) Source: FAA 

# 032008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 43 

## D e f initions

Active P ilot — A pilot who holds a pilot certificate and a valid medical certificate (one that was issued within the last 25 months.)

A ir C arrier— An aircraft with a seating capacity of more than 30 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds carrying passengers or cargo for hire or compensation.

A irmen — A pilot, mechanic, or other licensed aviation technician. The term refers to men and women.

A irmen C ertificate— A document issued by the Administrator of the F ederal Aviation Administration certifying that the holder complies with the regulations governing the capacity in which the certificate authorizes the holder to act as an airman in connection with aircraft.



## P ilot C ate g ories

S tudent P ilot— A student pilot must be 16 years old, medically certificated by an F AA medical examiner and may only fly solo or with an instructor. E ach solo flight must be approved as to destination and duration. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft that is carrying passengers or that is carrying property for compensation or hire.

R ecreational P ilot— A recreational pilot may fly no more than one passenger in a light, single engine aircraft with no more than four seats, during good weather and daylight hours, and unless otherwise authorized, no more than 50 miles from the home airport. A recreational pilot may not operate an aircraft that is carrying passengers or that is carrying property for compensation or hire.

S port P ilot— A sport pilot may operate a light-sport aircraft (a small, low-powered aircraft), under a limited set of flight conditions. The certificate does does not require an F AA medical examination, but the pilots can carry a driver’s license as proof of medical competence. Holders of a sport pilot certificate may fly an aircraft with a standardairworthiness certificate if the aircraft meets the definition of a lightsport aircraft.

P rivate P ilot— A private pilot may, with appropriate training, ratings and endorsements, carry passengers in any aircraft, day or night,good weather or bad. The private pilot may not act as pilot-incommand of an aircraft that is carrying passengers for compensation or hire nor act a as pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is being operated for compensation or hire (e.g.: one that has been hired to do pipeline patrol but carries no passengers).

C ommercial P ilot— A commercial pilot may act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is carrying passengers for compensation or hire, but not an aircraft in air carrier service, or act a as pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is being operated for compensation or hire (e.g.: one that has been hired to do pipeline patrol but carries no passengers).

Airline T ransport P ilot— An airline transport pilot may act as pilot-incommand of an aircraft in air carrier service. U.S. PI L OT POPU L ATION



## S tatistics pertainin g to airmen, 

## both pilots and non-pilots, were obtained from the official certification records maintained by the Airmen Certification and Medical Certification Branches of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Active pilots are those pilots who hold a pilot certificate and a valid medical certificate (one that was issued within the last 25 months.) Glider pilots may have, but are not required to have, a medical examination. The inventory data for this category includes only those with a valid medical certificate. F or those nonpilot certificates for which a medical certificate is not required (mechanics, parachute riggers, ground instructors, and dispatchers), the numbers shown include all who have been issued that airmen certificate. Beginning in 1996, only those under 70 years of age are shown. 

# U.S. Civil Airmen44 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 042008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 45 

## T he A irports and A eronautical F acilities section details the number of airports and aeronautical facilities by FAA region and state. T his section also provides an overview of the most active general aviation airports based on the number of operations in 2008. Additionally, we have included a summary of airports by runway length for E urope. G A M A will continue to add data for E urope and other regions as they become available. 

# Airports and Aeronautical F acilities46 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 4.1 

# U.S. Civil and Joint Use Airports, Heliports, Stolports and Seaplane Bases by Type of Ownership (December 31, 2008)

**FAA Region and State Public Use**  **Civil Private Use Landing Facilities**

**State Total Total Part 139**  **1 Total Airports Heliports**  **Seaplane Bases**  **Glider ports Stolports**  **Balloon ports**  **Ultralight Flight** 

**** **parks Military**  **Only Use Grand Total**  **19930 5202 560 14451 8476 5423 296 31 79 13 133 277 United States-Total**  **19909 5192 552 14442 8474 5416 296 31 79 13 133 275 Alaskan-Total**  **731 409 26 303 243 36 23 0 1**  **0 0 19**  Alaska 731 409 26 303 243 36 23 0 1 0 0 19 **Central-Total 1,468 481 37 977 680 283 1**  **1 5**  **1 6 10** 

Iowa 296 121 8 172 83 84 0 0 2 0 3 3 Kansas 393 142 10 249 210 36 0 1 1 1 0 2 Missouri 525 132 10 390 256 128 1 0 2 0 3 3 Nebraska 254 86 9 166 131 35 0 0 0 0 0 2 **Eastern-Total 2,597 480 65 2071 1025 960 41 5**  **9 7 24 46** 

Delaware 42 11 1 30 21 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 District of Columbia 20 3 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 Maryland 233 36 3 190 114 71 4 0 1 0 0 7 New Jersey 310 46 4 257 55 192 5 0 0 5 0 7 New York 604 150 24 453 263 174 10 2 0 1 3 1 Pennsylvania 831 133 16 691 319 340 8 2 4 0 18 7 Virginia 433 66 7 349 216 123 3 1 3 1 2 18 West Virginia 124 35 8 88 37 39 10 0 1 0 1 1 **Great Lakes-Total 4,181 1079 96 3088 2069 879 97 4 10 1 28 14** 

Illinois 810 115 17 694 427 254 5 2 1 0 5 1 Indiana 649 111 12 533 374 127 16 0 3 0 13 5 Michigan 491 231 21 259 154 96 5 0 2 0 2 1 Minnesota 480 154 9 325 209 56 58 0 1 0 1 1 North Dakota 286 90 8 194 179 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ohio 728 171 13 556 341 207 1 2 3 1 1 1 South Dakota 179 75 7 103 70 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wisconsin 558 132 9 424 315 91 12 0 0 0 6 2 **New England-Total 809 181 25 624 206 352 57 0**  **3 2**  **4 4**  Connecticut 147 23 5 124 35 83 5 0 0 0 1 0 Maine 167 68 6 98 59 15 22 0 0 0 2 1 Massachusetts 237 40 8 195 38 138 17 0 0 1 1 2 New Hampshire 141 25 3 116 29 80 7 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 32 8 1 23 3 17 2 0 0 1 0 1 Vermont 85 17 2 68 42 19 4 0 3 0 0 0 **N.W. Mountain-Total 2,248 640 78 1587 961 594 9 2 12 1**  **8 21** Colorado 451 76 16 370 178 183 0 1 6 1 1 5 Idaho 272 119 7 152 102 46 1 0 2 0 1 1 Montana 260 123 14 135 103 29 1 0 1 0 1 2 Oregon 461 97 10 364 248 111 1 1 1 0 2 0 Utah 143 47 9 93 46 47 0 0 0 0 0 3 Washington 544 137 12 397 234 152 6 0 2 0 3 10 Wyoming 117 41 10 76 50 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 **Southern-Total 3,093 753 100 2266 1314 848 51 5 28 1 19 74**  Alabama 289 98 10 180 89 87 4 0 0 0 0 11 Florida 862 127 25 709 367 284 38 2 13 0 5 26 Georgia 467 110 10 347 227 112 2 1 4 0 1 10 Kentucky 226 60 7 164 97 62 0 0 1 0 4 2 Mississippi 253 81 11 166 113 51 0 0 1 0 1 6 North Carolina 425 113 15 301 207 84 0 1 4 1 4 11 Puerto Rico 51 12 4 38 6 30 2 0 0 0 0 1 South Carolina 202 68 8 129 92 31 2 1 0 0 3 5 Tennessee 310 82 8 226 116 103 1 0 5 0 1 2 Virgin Islands 8 2 2 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 **Southwest-Total 3,328 767 62 2521 1544 912 13 8**  **8 0 36 40**  Arkansas 307 99 9 205 119 80 0 2 0 0 4 3 Louisiana 477 75 9 398 151 215 13 0 0 0 19 4 New Mexico 176 60 9 111 86 25 0 0 0 0 0 5 Oklahoma 387 141 4 240 158 78 0 0 0 0 4 6 Texas 1981 392 31 1567 1030 514 0 6 8 0 9 22 **Western Pacific-Total 1,475 412 71 1014 434 559 4**  **6 3**  **0 8 49**  Arizona 319 80 14 231 111 112 0 2 1 0 5 8 California 955 258 37 669 262 396 4 3 2 0 2 28 Hawaii 52 14 7 32 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 6 Nevada 128 50 5 73 43 28 0 1 0 0 1 5 American Samoa 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guam 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Midway Atoll 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Mariana Islands 11 5 3 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wake Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1. Part 139 airports are certificated for air carrier service. Source: FAA 

# 042008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 47 A i r po r ts and Aer onautica l Faci l iti e s



## 4.2 

# F AA Air R oute F acilities and Services (1972-2005)

**Calendar Year VOR VORTAC Non-Directional**  **Beacons Air Route Traffic**  **Cont. Ctr. Air Traffic Cont.**  **Towers 1**  **Flight Service Stations**  **2 Int’l Flight**  **Service Stations Instrument**  **Landing Systems Airport**  **Surveillance Radar** 1972 991 706 27 355 324 7 403 125 1973 995 739 27 403 315 7 467 142 1974 1,000 793 26 417 320 7 490 156 1975 1,011 848 25 487 321 7 580 177 1976 1,020 920 25 488 321 7 640 175 1977 1,021 959 25 495 319 7 678 182 1978 1,020 988 25 494 319 6 698 185 1979 1,028 1,015 25 499 318 6 753 192 1980 1,037 1,055 25 502 317 6 796 192 1981 1,033 1,123 25 501 316 6 840 199 1982 1,029 1,143 25 492 316 6 884 197 1983 1,032 1,183 25 494 316 5 934 197 1984 1,035 1,211 25 497 310 5 955 197 1985 1,039 1,222 25 500 302 4 968 198 1986 1,043 1,239 25 686 293 3 977 312 1987 1,039 1,212 25 500 302 4 968 312 1988 1,043 1,239 25 686 293 3 977 311 1989 1,046 1,263 25 686 255 3 1,100 312 1990 1,045 1,271 25 686 235 3 1,120 311 1991 1,045 1,295 24 694 192 3 1,114 318 1992 1,044 1,314 24 691 179 3 1,177 312 1993 1,046 1,263 24 686 255 3 1,100 312 1994 1,045 1,271 24 686 235 3 1,120 311 1995R 1,045 1,295 24 694 192 3 1,114 318 1996R 1,044 1,314 24 691 179 3 1,177 312 1997R 1,041 1,344 24 684 135 3 1,231 310 1998R 1,039 1,348 24 683 128 3 1,238 307 1999 1,041 1,320 24 680 75 3 1,327 295 2000R 993 1,199 25 663 75 3 1,370 297 2001 1,116 1,675 24 678 76 3 1,388 292 2002 * * 21 * 76 3 * * 2003 * * 21 * 76 3 * * 2004 1,119 1,685 21 688 76 3 1,473 227 2005 1,111 1,613 21 693 76 3 1,490 226 1. Includes non-federal and military. 2. Includes Automated Flight Service Stations. Source: FAA



## 4.3 

# U.S. Airports by Type and E quipment (1999-2008)

**Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008**  **Total Airports 19,098 19,281 19,356 19,572 19,581 19,820 19,854 19,983 20,341 19,930**  **Public Use Airports 5,324 5,317 5,294 5,286 5,286 5,288 5,270 5,233 5,221 5,202**  Number with Paved Runways 3,949 3,953 3,947 3,940 3,938 3,941 3,942 3,940

- - Number with Unpaved Runways 1,375 1,364 1,347 1,346 1,348 1,347 1,328 1,293

- - Number with Lighted Runways 4,051 4,035 4,034 4,024 4,026 4,037 4,045 4,038

- - Number with Unlighted Runways 1,273 1,282 1,260 1,262 1,260 1,251 1,225 1,195

- - **Private Use Airports 13,774 13,964 14,062 14,286 14,295 14,532 14,584 14,757 14,839 14,451**  Number with Paved Runways 4,384 4,463 4,555 4,632 4,678 4,771 4,836 4,911

- - Number with Unpaved Runways 9,390 9,501 9,507 9,654 9,617 9,761 9,748 9,846

- - Number with Lighted Runways 918 1,010 1,118 1,183 1,223 1,301 1,346 1,406

- - Number with Unlighted Runways 12,856 12,954 12,944 13,103 13,072 13,231 13,238 13,351

- - **Public Use Abandoned 17**  **13 26**  **16 19**  **10 14**  **27 18**  **16 Private Use Abandoned**  **109 156 220 121 214 117 115 133 297 461 Certificated Airports**  **655 651 635 633 628 599 575 604 565 560** Civil 565 563 560 558 555 542

- - - - Military 90 88 75 75 73 57

- - - - Includes civil and joint-use civil military airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases in the U.S. and its territories. As of December 31 of Year Listed Certificated airports serve Air Carrier Operations with aircraft seating more than 9 passenger seats (Part 139). Source: FAA AOA Handbook and Airports Office48 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 4.4 

# Airports by E uropean Country, 2002-2006 E stimates

**Country Albania** **Andorra Austria** **Belgium Bosnia-Herz** **Bulgaria Croatia** **Cyprus Czech Rep.** **Denmark Estonia** **Finland France** **Germany Greece** **Hungary Iceland** **Ireland Italy** **Latvia Liechtenstein** 

**Airports with Paved Runways 3 0 24 25 8 132 23 13 44 28 14 75 281 331 66 18 5 15 96 27 0**  Over 10,000 ft 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 13 13 5 2 1 1 6 0 0 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft 3 0 5 8 4 19 6 7 9 7 8 27 28 51 16 8 0 1 32 7 0 5,000 ft to 8,000 ft 0 0 1 3 1 15 2 2 14 4 1 10 95 62 19 4 3 4 16 2 0 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 3 2 12 3 23 82 71 17 3 1 3 30 2 0 Under 3,000 ft 0 0 14 7 3 96 9 1 17 3 1 13 63 134 9 1 0 6 12 16 0 **Airports with Unpaved Runways 8 0 31 18 19 85 45 3 76 69 15 73 195 219 16 26 93 21 38 24 0**  Over 10,000 ft 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5,000 ft to 8,000 ft 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft 1 0 3 2 7 11 7 0 27 6 4 4 72 31 3 11 29 4 18 1 0 Under 3,000 ft 4 27 16 11 72 37 2 48 63 6 69 120 185 13 9 61 17 18 20 0 **Heliports 1 0 1 1 5 4 2 10 2 0 0 0 3 34 8 5 0 0 4 0 0** 

**Country Lithuania** **Luxembourg Netherlands** **Norway Macedonia** **Matla Monacao** **Montenegro Poland** **Portugal Romania** **Serbia Slovakia** **Slovenia Spain** **Sweden Swizerland** **Turkey Unit’d Kingdom** **Europe Total United States Total** 

**Airports with Paved Runways 28 1 1 65 10 1 0 3 84 42 25 16 17 6 95 154 42 89 334 2,241 5,128**  Over 10,000 ft 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 4 2 2 1 15 3 3 15 8 **126 188** 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft 1 0 0 13 2 0 0 1 30 9 9 4 2 1 10 12 5 33 33 **411 221**  5,000 ft to 8,000 ft 7 0 0 12 0 0 0 2 40 3 12 4 3 1 19 82 10 19 150 **622 1,375** 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 2 3 2 23 22 8 18 86 **464 2,383** Under 3,000 ft 14 0 0 26 8 0 0 0 3 10 0 4 7 1 28 35 16 4 57 **618 961 Airports with**  **Unpaved Runways 74 1**  **1 36 7 0 0 2 39 23 36 23 17 8 51 100 23 28 137 1,680 9,729** Over 10,000 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 **3 1** 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 **9 7** 5,000 ft to 8,000 ft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 **44 160** 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft 5 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 13 1 10 9 9 2 5 10 0 8 23 **347 1,718** Under 3,000 ft 67 1 1 29 4 0 0 1 21 22 24 12 7 4 44 90 23 17 112 **1,277 7,843 Heliports**  **0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 8 2 2 18 11 134 155** Source: CIA World Factbook 

# 042008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 49 

## 4.5 

# U.S. Airports R anked by Number of General Aviation Operations (2008)

**Rank 2008 Rank 2007 Facility Name General Aviation Operations** 

**GA as % of Total Total Operations**  **incl. Commercial**

**and Military Itinerant**  **Local Total**  1 2 VNY Van Nuys, CA 239,824 108,602 348,426 97.0% 359,299 2 1 DVT Phoenix Deer Valley, AZ 121,627 214,203 335,830 98.1% 342,163 3 7 RVS Richard Lloyd Jones, OK 128,885 184,121 313,006 98.3% 318,270 4 5 DAB Daytona Beach, FL 216,057 88,936 304,993 96.5% 315,963 5 4 FFZ Falcon Field, AZ 125,809 164,315 290,124 98.1% 295,810 6 12 TMB Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, FL 129,122 154,229 283,351 98.8% 286,799 7 3 LGB Long Beach, CA 124,999 155,141 280,140 86.9% 322,394 8 9 APA Centennial Airport, CO 121,161 134,711 255,872 85.3% 300,131 9 18 PRC Ernes A. Love Field, AZ 77,967 174,208 252,175 98.2% 256,788 10 15 HIO Portland-Hillsboro Airpor, OR 72,843 168,229 241,072 97.0% 248,400 11 6 SEE Gillespie Field, CA 95,931 130,280 226,211 99.7% 226,793 12 11 CHD Chandler Municipal Airport 69,469 147,580 217,049 98.6% 220,023 13 19 MYF Montgomery Field Airport, CA 115,050 95,965 211,015 98.5% 214,136 14 17 BFI Boeing Field, King County Airport, WA 121,695 88,358 210,053 74.6% 281,658 15 10 IWA Williams Gateway Airport, AZ 66,771 131,462 198,233 93.1% 212,850 16 16 SNA John Wayne-Orange County, CA 106,404 84,669 191,073 64.8% 294,915 17 8 SFB Sanford-Orlando, FL 89,054 101,202 190,256 93.1% 204,367 18 14 DWH David Wayne Hooks Mem. Airport 78,629 99,096 177,725 97.2% 182,803 19 28 SDL Scottsdale Airport, AZ 100,200 66,972 167,172 93.8% 178,259 20 35 EVB New Smyrna Beach Municipal, FL 77,135 87,460 164,595 99.6% 165,242 21 22 CRQ McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA 105,597 57,288 162,885 92.5% 175,998 22 20 PDK Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, GA 113,142 45,158 158,300 90.3% 175,208 23 25 HWO North Perry Airport, FL 55,018 102,625 157,643 99.9% 157,826 24 47 VRB Vero Beach Municipal Airport, FL 86,021 71,496 157,517 97.3% 161,878 25 26 PAO Palo Alto Airport, CA 63,613 92,650 156,263 98.6% 158,477 26 13 RYN Ryan Field Airport, AZ 56,088 99,094 155,182 97.9% 158,448 27 29 GYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport, AZ 72,136 82,665 154,801 94.8% 163,311 28 24 FXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL 126,171 25,586 151,757 91.7% 165,516 29 44 SSF Stinson Municipal Airport, TX 47,552 102,043 149,595 95.7% 156,275 30 42 GFK Grand Forks Int'l, ND 11,553 137,744 149,297 66.2% 225,474 31 53 OMN Ormond Beach Municipal Airport, FL 67,709 80,063 147,772 100.0% 147,787 32 30 FRG Republic Airport, NY 82,383 64,639 147,022 92.1% 159,588 33 27 LVK Livermore Municipal Airport, CA 62,992 82,724 145,716 99.1% 147,099 34 38 MRI Merril Field Airport, AK 56,315 88,858 145,173 90.2% 160,884 35 58 BED Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport, MA 82,670 62,426 145,096 83.8% 173,095 36 23 PTK Oakland County Int'l Airport, MI 72,027 70,893 142,920 92.6% 154,408 37 54 CMA Camarillo Airport, CA 72,487 70,280 142,767 97.2% 146,929 38 32 TIX Space Coast Regional Airport, FL 60,037 82,669 142,706 99.6% 143,259 39 34 ISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport, FL 78,664 63,431 142,095 97.6% 145,651 40 31 TOA Zamperini Field, CA 70,687 69,370 140,057 99.5% 140,738 41 21 VGT North Las Vegas Airport, NV 56,929 82,626 139,555 92.3% 151,178 42 45 ISP Long Island Mac Arthus Airport, NY 61,135 78,268 139,403 83.5% 167,020 43 37 BJC Rockymountain Metropolitcan Airport, CO 63,022 74,224 137,246 96.3% 142,590 44 63 FPR St. Lucie County Int'l Airport, FL 75,127 61,879 137,006 99.1% 138,183 45 56 HWD Hayward Executive Airport, CA 57,258 78,848 136,106 98.4% 138,384 46 80 PUB Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO 51,874 82,548 134,422 92.2% 145,827 47 52 RHV Reid-Hillview Airport, CA 48,440 82,696 131,136 99.8% 131,452 48 64 PAE Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field), WA 62,575 65,389 127,964 95.9% 133,436 49 39 MLB Melbourne International Airport, FL 76,101 51,355 127,456 94.9% 134,301 50 50 GEU Glendale Municipal, AZ 43,978 82,023 126,001 98.7% 127,725 General Aviation operations are defined by the FAA based on traffic operations counted in the Air Traffic Data System (ATADS). Total operations include general aviation operations, commercial operations, and military operations. Source: FAA A i r po r ts and Aer onautica l Faci l iti e s50 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 052008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 51 

## T he FAA publishes an annual forecast of the number of aircraft and hours flown in the national airspace system ( NAS ). I n this section, G A M A reproduces the most recent FAA forecast of active aircraft, hours flown, fuel consumption and pilot certificates. T his information is updated by the FAAin early March of each year. 

# F orecast Information52 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 5.1 

# F AA F orecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft

**As of Dec. 31 Fixed Wing**  **Rotorcraft Experimental**  **Light Sport Aircraft Other**  **Total General Aviation Fleet**  **Piston Turbine**  **Single Engine Multi-Engine Turbo Prop Turbo Jet Piston Turbine**
**Historical** 2000 149,422 21,091 5,762 7,001 2,680 4,470 20,407 NA 6,700 217,533 2001 145,034 18,192 6,596 7,787 2,292 4,491 20,421 NA 6,633 211,446 2002 143,503 17,483 6,841 8,355 2,351 4,297 21,936 NA 6,478 211,244 2003 143,265 17,491 7,689 7,997 2,123 4,403 20,550 NA 6,088 209,606 2004 146,613 18,469 8,379 9,298 2,315 5,506 22,800 NA 5,939 219,319 2005 148,101 19,412 7,942 9,823 3,039 5,689 23,627 170 6,459 224,262 2006 145,036 18,708 8,063 10,379 3,264 5,895 23,047 1,273 6,277 221,942 2007E 144,580 18,555 8,190 10,997 3,610 6,075 23,920 2,700 6,380 225,007 **Forecast** 2008 144,220 18,385 8,300 12,000 3,970 6,245 24,785 3,800 6,450 228,155 2009 144,030 18,225 8,425 13,055 4,345 6,415 25,540 4,700 6,490 231,225 2010 144,015 18,055 8,565 14,220 4,725 6,575 26,285 5,600 6,510 234,550 2011 144,115 17,895 8,710 15,410 5,075 6,730 27,025 6,600 6,515 238,075 2012 144,325 17,725 8,855 16,590 5,395 6,875 27,755 7,600 6,505 241,625 2013 144,645 17,565 9,005 17,740 5,695 7,020 28,430 8,500 6,490 245,090 2014 145,075 17,410 9,155 18,805 5,995 7,155 29,100 9,500 6,475 248,670 2015 145,620 17,245 9,310 19,845 6,255 7,290 29,760 10,500 6,460 252,285 2016 146,280 17,085 9,470 20,870 6,495 7,415 30,365 11,500 6,445 255,925 2017 147,045 16,935 9,635 21,895 6,710 7,540 30,965 12,000 6,435 259,160 2018 147,925 16,775 9,795 22,910 6,905 7,665 31,560 12,500 6,425 262,460 2019 148,925 16,620 9,955 23,910 7,100 7,790 32,095 12,900 6,415 265,710 2020 150,035 16,455 10,110 24,900 7,295 7,915 32,625 13,200 6,405 268,940 2021 151,270 16,295 10,260 25,840 7,495 8,040 33,150 13,500 6,395 272,245 2022 152,620 16,130 10,405 26,775 7,695 8,170 33,670 13,800 6,385 275,650 2023 154,090 15,970 10,545 27,695 7,895 8,300 34,185 14,100 6,375 279,155 2024 155,685 15,815 10,685 28,610 8,095 8,430 34,695 14,400 6,365 282,780 2025 157,400 15,650 10,820 29,515 8,295 8,560 35,200 14,700 6,360 286,500 **Avg. Annual Growth 0.5%**  **-0.9% 1.6%**  **5.6% 4.7%**  **1.9% 2.2%**  **9.9% 0.0%**  **1.4%** E = Estimated Source: FAA 2008-2025 Aerospace Forecast 

# 052008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 53 F O RE CAST IN F O R MATION



## 5.2 

# F AA F orecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft Hours F lown (in Thousands)

**As of Dec. 31 Fixed Wing**  **Rotorcraft Experimental**  **Light Sport Aircraft Other**  **Total General Aviation Fleet**  **Piston Turbine**  **Single Engine Multi-Engine Turboprop Turbojet Piston Turbine Historical**  2000 18,089 3,400 1,986 2,755 531 1,777 1,307 NA 374 30,219 2001 16,549 2,644 1,773 2,654 474 1,478 1,157 NA 287 27,016 2002 16,325 2,566 1,850 2,745 453 1,422 1,345 NA 333 27,039 2003 16,680 2,317 1,922 2,704 448 1,687 1,293 NA 264 27,315 2004 15,363 2,763 2,161 3,719 514 2,020 1,322 NA 249 28,111 2005 13,739 2,677 2,160 3,767 678 2,438 1,340 9 271 27,078 2006 13,976 2,550 2,162 4,077 918 2,528 1,218 66 211 27,705 2007E 13,501 2,527 2,187 4,405 1,018 2,612 1,258 143 215 27,866 **Forecast** 2008 13,376 2,482 2,210 4,844 1,122 2,691 1,297 205 219 28,446 2009 13,299 2,446 2,243 5,495 1,231 2,772 1,329 258 221 29,295 2010 13,301 2,418 2,283 6,215 1,342 2,848 1,361 314 223 30,305 2011 13,261 2,362 2,326 7,008 1,445 2,922 1,407 377 224 31,332 2012 13,283 2,292 2,366 7,814 1,540 2,993 1,452 443 225 32,407 2013 13,314 2,216 2,399 8,611 1,630 3,063 1,495 505 225 33,459 2014 13,373 2,137 2,429 9,387 1,720 3,130 1,538 576 226 34,516 2015 13,516 2,076 2,458 10,124 1,799 3,197 1,580 649 227 35,627 2016 13,653 2,013 2,470 10,822 1,873 3,260 1,621 725 227 36,663 2017 13,866 2,001 2,491 11,507 1,940 3,323 1,661 772 228 37,789 2018 14,107 2,006 2,517 12,187 2,001 3,387 1,701 820 229 38,954 2019 14,357 2,012 2,545 12,860 2,063 3,451 1,739 863 230 40,119 2020 14,618 2,010 2,567 13,527 2,125 3,515 1,776 901 230 41,269 2021 14,866 1,998 2,581 14,179 2,188 3,579 1,814 940 231 42,377 2022 15,150 1,994 2,612 14,827 2,252 3,646 1,851 980 232 43,546 2023 15,467 2,007 2,645 15,470 2,317 3,713 1,889 1,022 233 44,763 2024 15,818 2,015 2,675 16,110 2,381 3,781 1,927 1,064 234 46,005 2025 16,233 2,035 2,698 16,743 2,446 3,849 1,965 1,108 235 47,311 **Avg. Annual Growth 1.0% -1.2%**  **1.2% 7.7%**  **5.0% 2.2%**  **2.5% 12.1%**  **0.5% 3.0%**  E = Estimated Source: FAA 2008-2025 Aerospace Forecast54 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 5.3 

# F AA Forecast – U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand F A R135 Aircraft F uel Consumption (in Millions of Gallons)

**As of Dec. 31 Fixed Wing**  **Rotorcraft**

**Experimental Light Sport**  **Aircraft Total Fuel Consumed**  **Piston Turbine**  **Single Engine**  **Multi Engine Turboprop Turbojet Piston Turbine**  **AvGas Jet Fuel Total Historical**  2000 200.8 108.4 176.3 736.7 8.4 59.0 15.2 NA 332.8 972.0 1304.8 2001 180.4 76.4 149.1 726.7 7.2 42.6 15.3 NA 279.2 918.3 1197.6 2002 177.9 74.2 152.3 745.5 6.8 40.5 17.8 NA 276.7 938.3 1215.0 2003 181.8 66.7 154.5 729.0 6.8 48.8 17.1 NA 272.4 932.3 1204.7 2004 167.5 80.1 167.0 1,004.9 7.9 59.0 17.5 NA 272.9 1230.9 1503.8 2005 218.4 111.9 196.1 1,181.3 14.6 71.7 17.7 0.0 362.6 1449.1 1811.7 2006 208.2 104.8 190.1 1,303.9 16.7 74.8 21.6 0.3 351.6 1568.8 1920.4 2007E 202.2 104.4 192.3 1,380.6 18.5 77.3 22.3 0.8 348.1 1650.1 1998.2 **Forecast** 2008 201.3 103.0 194.3 1,495.3 20.4 79.7 23.0 1.1 348.8 1769.3 2118.1 2009 201.1 102.1 197.2 1,679.4 22.3 81.5 23.4 1.4 350.3 1958.1 2308.4 2010 202.2 101.4 198.7 1,880.6 24.3 83.2 24.0 1.6 353.5 2162.4 2515.9 2011 202.6 99.5 202.4 2,099.2 26.2 85.0 24.8 2.0 355.0 2386.6 2741.6 2012 200.9 95.6 205.9 2,317.1 27.8 86.8 25.4 2.3 352.0 2609.8 2961.8 2013 199.3 91.5 206.7 2,528.1 29.4 88.5 26.2 2.6 349.0 2823.3 3172.3 2014 198.2 87.4 209.3 2,728.3 31.0 90.5 26.9 2.9 346.5 3028.0 3374.5 2015 198.3 84.0 211.7 2,913.1 32.3 92.4 27.6 3.3 345.5 3217.3 3562.8 2016 199.3 81.1 210.7 3,082.6 33.6 94.2 28.3 3.7 345.9 3387.5 3733.5 2017 201.4 80.2 212.4 3,245.1 34.8 95.7 29.0 3.9 349.3 3553.2 3902.5 2018 203.9 80.0 214.6 3,402.3 35.7 97.5 29.5 4.2 300.1 3714.5 4014.6 2019 206.5 79.8 214.9 3,554.5 36.8 99.0 30.2 4.3 357.6 3868.4 4226.0 2020 209.2 79.4 216.7 3,701.3 37.9 100.9 30.8 4.5 361.8 4018.8 4380.6 2021 211.7 78.5 217.9 3,841.0 39.0 102.7 31.5 4.7 365.4 4161.6 4527.0 2022 214.6 77.9 218.4 3,976.5 40.0 104.1 32.0 4.8 369.3 4299.0 4668.3 2023 218.0 78.0 221.1 4,107.4 41.1 106.0 32.6 5.0 300.1 4434.5 4734.6 2024 221.9 78.0 223.6 4,234.5 42.3 108.0 33.3 5.2 380.6 4566.1 4946.7 2025 226.6 78.3 225.5 4,356.8 43.4 109.9 33.9 5.4 387.7 4692.2 5079.8 **Avg. Annual Growth**  **0.6% -1.6% 0.9% 6.6% 4.8% 2.0% 2.4% 11.6% 0.6% 6.0% 5.3%**
E = Estimated Source: FAA 2008-2025 Aerospace Forecast 

# 052008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 55 

## 5.4 

# F AA Forecast – U.S. Pilot Population

**As of Dec. 31 Students Recreational Sport Pilot Private Commercial Airline**  **Transport Pilot Rotorcraft Only Glider Only 1**  **Total Pilots Historical**  2000 99,110 340 NA 251,561 121,858 141,598 7,775 9,387 631,629 2001 94,420 316 NA 243,823 120,502 144,702 7,727 8,473 619,963 2002 85,991 317 NA 245,230 125,920 144,708 7,770 21,826 2/ 609,936 2003 87,296 310 NA 241,045 123,990 143,504 7,916 20,950 625,011 2004 87,910 291 NA 235,994 122,592 142,160 8,586 21,100 618,633 2005 87,213 278 134 228,619 120,614 141,992 9,518 21,369 609,737 2006 84,866 239 939 219,233 117,610 141,935 10,690 21,597 597,109 2007E 84,339 239 2,031 211,096 115,127 143,953 12,290 21,274 590,349 **Forecast** 2008 83,900 240 4,200 205,050 116,200 144,550 14,250 21,580 589,970 2009 83,600 240 6,500 201,400 116,200 145,250 15,130 21,780 590,100 2010 83,450 240 8,500 199,100 114,900 145,950 15,510 21,910 589,560 2011 84,300 240 10,200 197,700 115,100 146,600 15,700 21,990 591,830 2012 85,150 240 11,000 196,900 115,400 147,150 15,800 22,020 593,660 2013 86,050 240 11,550 196,500 115,800 147,750 15,850 22,040 595,780 2014 87,150 240 12,150 196,400 116,250 148,350 15,870 22,050 598,460 2015 88,250 240 12,800 196,750 116,800 148,900 15,890 22,060 601,690 2016 89,400 240 13,450 197,450 117,400 149,450 15,930 22,080 605,400 2017 90,550 240 14,150 198,550 118,100 150,050 16,040 22,110 609,790 2018 91,700 240 14,900 200,000 118,850 150,650 16,200 22,140 614,680 2019 92,850 240 15,650 201,850 119,700 151,200 16,390 22,170 620,050 2020 94,050 240 16,450 204,100 120,600 151,850 16,600 22,200 626,090 2021 95,250 240 17,200 206,650 121,550 152,500 16,820 22,220 632,430 2022 96,450 240 18,000 209,600 122,600 153,150 17,060 22,250 639,350 2023 97,700 240 18,850 212,900 123,700 153,800 17,310 22,280 646,780 2024 98,950 240 19,700 216,550 124,900 154,500 17,570 22,310 654,720 2025 100,200 240 20,600 220,550 126,150 155,200 17,830 22,360 663,130 **Avg. Annual Growth**  **1.0% 0.0%**  **13.7% 0.2%**  **0.5% 0.4%**  **2.1% 0.3%**  **0.6%**
E = Estimated 1. In March 2001, the FAA changed the definition of glider pilot only. This added approximately 13,000 to this pilot category. Note: Except for sport pilots, an active pilot is a person with a pilot certificate with a valid medical certificate. Source: FAA 2008-2025 Aerospace Forecast F O RE CAST IN F O R MATION56 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 062008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 57 

## T his section contains an overview of general aviation’s historical safety record as far back as 1938. T his data includes the number of accidents as well as historical information on hours flown for general aviation operations conducted under Part 91 and Part 135 on-demand operations. 

# General Aviation Safety Data58 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 6.1 

# U.S. General Aviation Accidents, F atal Accidents, and F atalities (1938-2008)

**Year Accidents**  **Accidents Fatalities**  **Flight Hours Rate**  **All Excluded Fatal Excluded Total**  **Aboard All**  **Fatal** 1938 1,861 * 176 * * * 1,478,000 125.9 11.9 1939 2,222 * 203 * * * 1,922,000 115.6 10.6 1940 3,471 * 232 * * * 3,202,000 108.4 7.3 1941 4,252 * 217 * * * 4,462,000 95.3 4.9 1942 3,324 * 143 * * * 3,790,000 87.7 3.8 1943 3,871 * 167 * * * * * * 1944 3,343 * 169 * * * * * * 1945 4,652 * 322 * * * * * * 1946 7,618 * 690 * * * 9,792,000 77.8 7.0 1947 9,253 * 882 * * * 16,348,000 56.6 5.3 1948 7,850 * 850 * * * 15,154,000 51.8 5.6 1949 5,459 * 562 * * * 11,051,000 49.4 5.0 1950 4,505 * 499 * * * 9,667,000 46.6 5.1 1951 3,824 * 441 * * * 8,460,000 45.2 5.2 1952 3,657 * 401 * * * 8,200,000 44.6 4.8 1953 3,232 * 387 * * * 8,528,000 37.9 4.5 1954 3,381 * 393 * * * 8,968,000 37.7 4.3 1955 3,343 * 384 * * * 9,524,000 35.1 4.0 1956 3,474 * 356 * * * 10,218,000 34.0 3.4 1957 4,200 * 438 * * * 10,938,000 38.4 4.0 1958 4,584 * 384 * * * 12,593,000 36.4 3.1 1959 4,576 * 450 * * * 12,890,000 35.5 3.5 1960 4,793 * 429 * * * 13,132,000 36.50 3.27 1961 4,625 * 426 * * * 13,603,000 34.00 3.13 1962 4,840 * 430 * * * 14,491,000 33.40 2.97 1963 4,690 * 482 * * * 15,129,000 31.00 3.19 1964 5,069 * 526 * * * 15,742,000 32.20 3.34 1965 5,196 * 538 * * * 16,707,000 31.10 3.22 1966 5,712 * 573 * * * 21,000,000 27.20 2.73 1967 6,115 * 603 * * * 22,156,000 27.60 2.72 1968 4,968 * 692 * * * 24,117,000 20.60 2.86 1969 4,767 * 647 * * * 25,356,000 18.80 2.55 1970 4,712 * 641 * * * 26,033,000 18.10 2.46 1971 4,648 * 661 * * * 25,538,000 18.20 2.59 1972 4,256 * 695 * * * 26,937,000 15.80 2.67 1973 4,255 * 723 * * * 29,965,000 14.20 2.52 1974 4,234 * 689 * * * 27,855,000 15.20 2.47 1975 4,001 * 636 * * * 28,784,000 13.90 2.20 1976 4,023 * 662 * * * 30,477,000 13.20 2.16 1977 4,083 * 663 * * * 31,651,000 12.90 2.09 1978 4,218 * 721 * * * 34,860,000 12.10 2.06 1979 3,625 * 636 * * * 36,690,000 9.88 1.63 1980 3,597 * 622 * * * 36,481,000 9.86 1.69 1981 3,502 * 654 * * * 36,824,000 9.51 1.78 1982 3,233 * 591 * 1,187 1,170 29,640,000 10.91 1.99 1983R 3,075 15 555 5 1,068 1,061 28,673,000 10.67 1.92 1984 3,017 26 545 11 1,042 1,021 29,099,000 10.28 1.84 1985 2,739 11 498 6 956 945 28,322,000 9.63 1.73 1986R 2,581 11 474 5 967 879 27,073,000 9.49 1.73 1987R 2,495 18 446 7 837 822 26,972,000 9.18 1.62 1988 2,388 13 460 4 797 792 27,446,000 8.65 1.66 1989R 2,242 17 432 8 769 766 27,920,000 7.97 1.52 1990R 2,242 4 444 1 770 765 28,510,000 7.85 1.55 1991R 2,197 8 439 5 800 786 27,678,000 7.91 1.56 1992R 2,111 2 451 1 867 865 24,780,000 8.51 1.82 1993R 2,064 5 401 4 744 740 22,796,000 9.03 1.74 1994R 2,022 3 404 2 730 723 22,235,000 9.08 1.81 1995R 2,056 10 413 6 736 728 24,906,000 8.21 1.63 1996R 1,908 4 361 0 636 619 24,881,000 7.65 1.45 1997R 1,845 5 350 2 631 625 25,591,000 7.19 1.36 1998R 1,904 6 365 4 625 619 25,518,000 7.44 1.41 1999R 1,905 3 340 1 619 615 29,246,000 6.50 1.16 2000R 1,837 7 345 7 596 585 27,838,000 6.57 1.21 2001R 1,727 3 325 1 562 558 25,431,000 6.78 1.27 2002R 1,715 7 345 6 581 575 25,545,000 6.69 1.33 2003R 1,740 4 352 3 633 630 25,998,000 6.68 1.34 2004R 1,617 3 314 0 559 559 24,888,000 6.49 1.26 2005R 1,670 2 321 1 563 558 23,168,000 7.20 1.38 2006R 1,518 2 306 1 703 543 23,963,000 6.33 1.27 2007R 1,631 0 284 0 491 486 23,835,000 6.84 1.19 2008P 1,469 * 275 * 476 * * * * P = Preliminary, R = Revised Excluded "Accidents" and "Fatalities" are suicide/sabotage and stolen/unauthorized events, which are not included in rates. Source: NTSB, FAA, and GAMA 

# 062008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 59 Ge n er a l Av iation SA FE TY DATA19821983R198419851986R1987R19881989R1990R1991R1992R1993R1994R1995R19961997R1998R1999R2000R2001R2002R2003R2004R2005R2006R2007R19821983R198419851986R1987R19881989R1990R1991R1992R1993R1994R1995R19961997R1998R1999R2000R2001R2002R2003R2004R2005R2006R2007R2008P 

### F **igure** 

## 6.1 

# Total Accidents and F atal Accidents in U.S. General Aviation (1982-2008)

**Total Fatal** 

**F igure**  

## 6.2 

# Accident R ates in U.S. General Aviation (1982-2007)

**Total Accidents Per 100,000 Hours Flown Fatal Accidents Per 100,000 Hours Flown**  P = Preliminary, R = Revised

P = Preliminary, R = Revised **3,500**

**3,000**

**2,500**

**2,000**

**1,500**

**1,000 600** 

**500**

**400**

**300**

**200 Fatal GA Accidents** 

**12.00**

**10.00**

**8.00**

**6.00**

**4.00**

**2.00**

**0.00 Accident Rate (per 100,000 hours)** **Total GA Accidents**60 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 6.2 

# U.S. On-Demand F A R135 Accidents, F atal Accidents, and F atalities (1987-2007)

**Year Accidents**  **Accidents Fatalities**  **Flight Hours Rate**  **All Excluded Fatal Excluded Total**  **Aboard All**  **Fatal** 1987 96 * 30 * 65 63 2,657,000 3.61 **1.13** 1988 102 * 28 * 59 55 2,632,000 3.88 **1.06** 1989 110 * 25 * 83 81 3,020,000 3.64 **0.83** 1990 107 * 29 * 51 49 2,249,000 4.76 **1.29** 1991 88 * 28 * 78 74 2,241,000 3.93 **1.25** 1992 76 * 24 * 68 65 2,844,000 2.67 **0.84** 1993 69 * 19 * 42 42 2,324,000 2.97 **0.82** 1994 85 * 26 * 63 62 2,465,000 3.45 **1.05** 1995 75 * 24 * 52 52 2,486,000 3.02 **0.97** 1996 90 * 29 * 63 63 3,220,000 2.80 **0.90** 1997 82 * 15 * 39 39 3,098,000 2.65 **0.48** 1998 77 * 17 * 45 41 3,802,000 2.03 **0.45** 1999 74 * 12 * 38 38 3,204,000 2.31 **0.37** 2000 80 * 22 * 71 68 3,930,000 2.04 **0.56** 2001 72 * 18 * 60 59 2,997,000 2.40 **0.60** 2002 60 * 18 * 35 35 2,911,000 2.06 **0.62** 2003 73 * 18 * 42 40 2,927,000 2.49 **0.61** 2004 66 * 23 * 64 63 3,238,000 2.04 **0.71** 2005 66 * 11 * 18 16 3,815,000 1.70 **0.29** 2006 53 * 10 * 16 16 3,742,000 1.42 **0.27** 2007 62 * 14 * 43 43 3,668,000 1.69 **0.38** P = Preliminary, R = Revised Excluded “Accidents” and “Fatalities” are suicide/sabotage and stolen/unauthorized events, which are not included in rates. In 2002, FAA changed their estimate of air taxi activity. The revision was retroactively applied to the years 1992 to present. In 2003, the FAA again revised flight activity estimates for 1999 to 2002. See Table 9a for further details surrounding this revision. U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR Part 135 were previously referred to as Scheduled and Nonscheduled Services. Current tables now refer to these same air carriers as Commuter Operations and On-Demand Operations, respectively, in order to be consisent with definitions in 14 CFR 119.3 and terminology used in 14 CFR 135.1. On-Demand Part 135 operations encompass charters, air taxis, air tours, or medical services (when a patient is on board). Source: NTSB



### F **igure** 

## 6.3 

# Accident R ates in U.S. On-Demand 135 Operations (1987-2007) 

# 06

**5.00**

**4.50**

**4.00**

**3.50**

**3.00**

**2.50**

**2.00**

**1.50**

**1.00**

**0.50**

**0.00 Accident Rate (per 100,000 hours)** 198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007 

### Total Accidents Per 100,000 Hours Flown **Fatal Accidents Per 100,000 Hours Flown**2008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 6162 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

# 072008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 63 

## T his last section of the G A M Adatabook includes general aviation data for A ustralia, Brazil, C anada, Germany, N ew Zealand, S outh Africa, S witzerland, and the U nited Kingdom. G A M Acollects this data from each country’s civil aviation authority. When reviewing this data, it is important that you recognize that the definition of general aviation varies by country and that in some cases the data may include aircraft in scheduled service.

O ver the past year, G A M A has worked closely with the E uropean C ivil A viation C onference ( ECAC) General A viation T ask F orce to further expand the availability of E uropean G A data, which we will include in our databook as it becomes available.

G A M Aalso provides an historical summary of I nternational C ivil Aviation O rganization ( ICAO ) data regarding general aviation data from 1985 through 1997. S ince 1997, this information has ceased from being collected. 

# International GA Statistical Information64 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 7.1 

# Australia – Hours F lown (in Thousands) in General Aviation by F lying Activity (1992-2007)

**Year Private Business Training Agricultural Aerial Work Test & Ferry Charter Total GA Regional Airline Total Hours** 1992 255.4 204.2 421.6 80.9 256.7 28.2 403.9 **1,650.9** 223.4 **1,874.3** 1993 265.3 212.3 436.8 89.2 278.8 28.2 393.4 **1,704.0** 227.7 **1,931.7** 1994 256.9 198.5 419.5 78.9 301.7 25.9 424.4 **1,705.8** 238.3 **1,944.1** 1995 251.0 189.1 430.6 94.5 302.4 28.2 465.7 **1,761.5** 243.1 **2,004.6** 1996 261.6 182.8 444.9 117.4 285.7 26.2 480.4 **1,799.0** 246.2 **2,045.2** 1997 266.7 176.0 449.5 128.4 307.4 27.6 483.7 **1,839.3** 272.4 **2,111.7** 1998 263.0 163.8 478.5 139.2 312.4 26.6 494.6 **1,878.1** 273.2 **2,151.3** 1999 275.9 153.3 448.8 126.3 306.6 26.6 504.6 **1,842.1** 277.3 **2,119.4** 2000 248.5 136.3 413.6 115.0 296.9 27.9 476.7 **1,714.9** 335.7 **2,050.6** 2001 261.7 144.9 406.2 106.7 294.2 23.2 466.0 **1,702.9** 298.0 **2,000.9** 2002 270.2 142.2 410.8 70.8 327.1 20.9 445.7 **1,687.7** 250.1 **1,937.8** 2003 239.7 143.4 420.3 69.7 322.5 21.2 429.2 **1,646.0** 234.7 **1,880.7** 2004 247.2 143.0 352.2 86.5 312.4 22.3 481.4 **1,645.0** 251.4 **1,896.4** 2005 239.2 149.1 415.8 95.0 318.8 22.3 482.6 **1,722.8** 254.7 **1,977.5** 2006 227.2 144.1 424.0 61.7 337.9 21.7 478.4 **1,695.0** 241.5 **1,936.5** 2007 222.7 153.4 455.4 62.1 368.0 25.7 544.5 **1,831.8** 241.9 **2,073.7** Source: Australia Dept. of Transportation and Regional Services, Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics www.infrastructure.gov.au


## 7.2 

# Australia – Number of General Aviation and R egional Aircraft by Category (1995-2007)

**Year Aircraft Type** 

**Total Aircraft Amatuer Built**  **Fixed Wing Rotorcraft**  **Balloon & Airship Single Engine**  **Multi Engine** 1995 * 6,787 1,779 739 243 **9,548** 1996 * 6,861 1,799 739 266 **9,665** 1997 * 6,994 1,803 768 284 **9,849** 1998 * 7,137 1,783 791 295 **10,006** 1999 * 7,247 1,743 868 310 **10,168** 2000 * 7,302 1,755 743 325 **10,125** 2001 673 6,680 1,736 979 334 **10,402** 2002 707 6,668 1,706 1,038 336 **10,455** 2003 789 6,727 1,696 1,121 338 **10,671** 2004 848 6,794 1,718 1,194 350 **10,904** 2005 896 6,908 1,733 1,292 351 **11,180** 2006 910 6,838 1,730 1,320 319 **11,117** 2007 968 6,955 1,804 1,481 333 **11,541** Prior to 2000, Amateur Built are included in Fixed Wing Single Engine Source: AustraliaDept. of Transportation and Regional Services, Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics www.infrastructure.gov.au



# 7.3 Australia – Number of Aircraft and Hours F lown (in Thousands) in General Aviation and R egional Airline Operations by Age of Aircraft (2007)

**Age Amateur Built**  **Single Engine (Fixed Wing) Multi-Engine (Fixed Wing) Rotorcraft**  **Ballons and Airships Number of**  **Aircraft Total Hours**  **Flown Number of**  **Aircraft Total Hours**  **Flown Number of**  **Aircraft Total Hours**  **Flown Number of**  **Aircraft Total Hours**  **Flown Number of**  **Aircraft Total Hours**  **Flown** New 2007 55 **1.1** 87 **7.9** 25 **5.3** * ***** 24 **0.4**

1-5 310 **12.1** 303 **101.2** 66 **71.6** 16 **4.7** 90 **5.6** 6-10 267 **8** 280 **82.5** 56 **43.7** 7 **5.0** 75 **2.9** 11-15 112 **3.5** 209 **73.4** 124 **114.7** 13 **6.5** 60 **0.9** 16-20 72 **1.4** 204 **36.6** 101 **111.5** 37 **16.2** 42 **0.2** 21-25 63 **1.4** 258 **39.1** 139 **77.4** 26 **13.8** 27 **0.1** 26-30 56 **1** 1789 **300.9** 572 **177.4** 29 **10.2** 15 **0.1** 31-35 26 **0.5** 1125 **138.0** 348 **80.5** * ***** * ***** 36-40 13 **0.2** 691 **50.5** 188 **34.4** * ***** * ***** Over 40 * ***** 2009 **79.2** 179 **14.0** * ***** * ***** Total 974 **29.2** 6,955 **909.4** 1,798 **730.6** 128 **56** 333 **10.2** Source: Australia Dept. of Transportation and Regional Services, Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics www.infrastructure.gov.au 

# 072008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 65 I nt er nationa l GA S tatistica l I n f o r mation



## 7.4 

# Brazil – Number of Aircraft R egistrations by Type (1988-2003)

**Year Aircraft Type** 

**Total Aircraft Airplanes**  **Rotorcraft Amphibian**  **Aircraft Piston**  **Turboprop Turbojet Piston**  **Turbine Single Engine Multi-Engine Single Engine Multi-Engine Multi-Engine Single Engine Single Engine Twin Engine**  1988 5,088 1,422 * 189 86 63 158 29 13 **7,048** 1989 5,218 1,498 * 229 156 63 174 44 13 **7,395** 1990 5,385 1,543 * 261 189 66 178 45 16 **7,683** 1991 5,541 1,592 7 316 224 82 194 47 16 **8,019** 1992 5,676 1,617 20 346 249 100 220 57 17 **8,302** 1993 5,835 1,631 33 371 259 104 239 66 18 **8,556** 1994 5,922 1,658 40 393 266 114 254 73 18 **8,738** 1995 6,030 1,702 44 428 264 126 277 83 20 **8,974** 1996 6,075 1,732 59 442 267 142 305 90 21 **9,133** 1997 6,097 1,746 61 457 266 172 361 106 21 **9,287** 1998 6,155 1,762 65 463 255 217 399 123 21 **9,460** 1999 6,229 1,773 69 455 239 233 422 126 21 **9,567** 2000 6,258 1,776 74 461 235 261 428 141 21 **9,655** 2001 6,306 1,781 84 462 240 289 445 152 21 **9,780** 2002 6,334 1,782 87 462 254 294 466 169 21 **9,869** 2003 6,354 1,784 89 462 256 295 465 181 22 **9,908** Source: Departamento de Aviação Civil, Brazil



## 7.5 

# Canada – Number of Aircraft R egistrations by Type and Weight Group (1980-2006)

**Year Number of Registered Aircraft by Type**  **By Weight Group Total Aircraft**  **Aeroplane Ultralight Helicopter Glider Balloon Gyro <= 12,500 lbs > 12,500 lbs**  1980 21,533 * 1,381 511 91 108 * * **23,624** 1981 22,199 * 1,476 528 124 110 * * **24,437** 1982 22,412 * 1,462 548 148 112 * * **24,682** 1983 22,354 1,282 1,410 560 177 116 * * **25,899** 1984 22,330 1,971 1,326 572 197 118 * * **26,514** 1985 22,231 2,376 1,276 582 219 117 * * **26,801** 1986 22,105 2,706 1,264 589 247 116 * * **27,027** 1987 22,270 2,946 1,299 602 279 121 * * **27,517** 1988 22,469 3,105 1,338 613 308 122 * * **27,955** 1989 22,463 3,212 1,366 614 339 127 * * **28,121** 1990 22,278 3,363 1,416 609 361 128 27,173 982 **28,155** 1991 21,973 3,477 1,433 601 384 135 23,553 981 **28,003** 1992 21,795 3,607 1,502 602 405 155 27,070 996 **28,066** 1993 21,452 3,744 1,533 597 424 162 26,977 935 **27,912** 1994 21,212 3,840 1,582 601 444 169 26,885 963 **27,848** 1995 21,169 3,956 1,605 601 440 166 26,914 1,023 **27,937** 1996 21,089 4,070 1,643 592 440 168 26,919 1,084 **28,002** 1997 20,985 4,208 1,655 587 450 169 26,862 1,192 **28,054** 1998 20,830 4,305 1,676 592 440 174 26,809 1,208 **28,017** 1999 20,768 4,346 1,711 596 444 182 26,783 1,264 **28,047** 2000 20,789 4,467 1,753 600 446 187 26,922 1,320 **28,242** 2001 20,851 4,584 1,798 613 456 191 27,171 1,322 **28,493** 2002 18,123 7,524 1,831 617 459 190 27,376 1,368 **28,744** 2003 18,085 7,817 1,894 674 453 189 27,752 1,360 **29,112** 2004 18,216 8,119 1,940 686 463 190 28,166 1,448 **29,614** 2005 18,407 8,463 2,019 683 479 193 28,745 1,499 **30,244** 2006 18,657 8,855 2,145 687 482 192 * * **31,018** Balloons include airships and powered parachutes (e.g. 3 in 1992, 2 in 1993); Gyroplanes include ornithopters; Ultralights include basic ultra-light, advanced ultra-light, experimental, amateur-built and owner maintained. Source: Transport Canada www.tc.gc.ca66 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 7.6 

# Germany – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (2001-2008)

**Year Aircraft Type** 

**Total Aircraft**  **Airplanes**

**Helicopters Motor**  **Gliders Air Ships Balloons Gliders Single Engine**  **Multi-Engine 5,701 kg to**  **14,000 kg 14,001 kg to**  **20,000 kg Above**  **20,000 kg Below**  **2,000 kg 2,000 to**  **5,700 kg Below**  **2,000 kg 2,000 to**  **5,700 kg** 2001 6,813 95 207 476 191 60 612 721 2,434 5 1,474 7,771 **20,859**
2002 6,731 92 208 467 184 55 619 731 2,494 5 1,400 7,728 **20,714**
2003 6,658 97 205 452 179 54 653 725 2,533 6 1,362 7,686 **20,610**
2004 6,670 94 199 440 172 55 619 720 2,584 4 1,351 7,703 **20,611**
2005 6,682 93 212 417 176 54 651 721 2,664 4 1,305 7,728 **20,707**
2006 6,704 102 224 417 181 56 663 729 2,766 4 1,278 7,741 **20,865**
2007 6,705 120 230 417 200 51 702 731 2,824 4 1,264 7,769 **21,017**
2008 6,738 126 232 436 224 45 734 739 2,948 4 1,286 7,815 **21,327** Does not differentiate if aeroplane is used for GA or commercial operations. Source: German Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamtes / Statistiken) www.lba.de



## 7.7 

# New Zealand – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type and Airmen Certificates (1933-2005)

**Year Airplanes by Mass** 

**Total Aircraft**  **Airmen Certificates**

**Total Airmen**  **Certificates Airplanes by Weight** 
**Sport Helicopter** **Private Commercial* ATPL** **Mainte nance**  **Engineer Below**  **2,721 kg 2,721 to**  **5,670 kg 5,670 to**  **13,608 kg 13,608 kg**  **and Above** 1933 * * * * * * **65** 165 33

- 28 **226**
1947 * * * * * * **154** 863 200 - 125 **1,188**
1959 * * * * * * **647** 1,291 657 - 313 **2,261**
1974 * * * * * * **1,430** 3,752 1,555 - 660 **5,967**
1992 1,334 77 46 56 1,092 338 **2,976**

- - - - **-** 1993 1,410 77 49 61 1,121 356 **3,076** 3,801 2,942 1,194 - **7,937**
1994 1,482 92 59 65 1,136 392 **3,226** 4,126 3,136 1,240 1,300 **9,802**
1995 1,522 101 61 69 1,150 426 **3,329** 4,226 3,256 1,296 1,356 **10,134**
1996 1,548 111 67 67 1,178 449 **3,420** 4,414 3,497 1,321 1,464 **10,696**
1997 1,559 113 68 67 1,163 435 **3,405** 4,292 3,510 1,391 1,498 **10,691**
1998 1,559 113 68 67 1,163 435 **3,405** 4,143 3,433 1,473 1,547 **10,596**
1999 1,539 104 67 73 1,124 420 **3,327**

- - - - **-** 2000 1,522 109 69 75 1,127 411 **3,313** 3,878 3,229 1,514 1,648 **10,269**
2001 1,506 107 67 77 1,129 420 **3,306** 3,790 3,130 1,519 1,735 **10,174**
2002 1,492 105 82 77 1,172 450 **3,378** 3,579 3,228 1,503 1,766 **10,076**
2003 1,505 117 74 83 1,245 506 **3,530** 3,762 3,317 1,608 1,847 **10,534**
2004 1,535 124 72 92 1,321 559 **3,703** 3,711 3,381 1,695 1,927 **10,714**
2005 1,561 139 65 93 1,390 624 **3,872** 3,683 3,524 1,791 2,019 **11,017** Commercial also includes ATPL prior to 1974. Does not differentiate if aeroplane is used for GA or commercial operations. Source: Annual Profile, Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand www.caa.govt.nz 

# 072008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 67 

## 7.8 

# South Africa – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (1999-2008)

**Year Aircraft Type** 

**Total Aircraft**  **Aeroplane Helicopter**  **Sport & Rec.**  **Piston Engine Powered Turboprop**  **Turbojet Piston Turbine**  **1 Engine 2 Engine Other Agri. 1 Engine 2 Engine Other Agri. 2 Engine 3 Engine Other** 1999 2,282 695 4 144 66 201 10 43 157 17 21 228 251 3,103 **7,222** 2000 2,285 706 6 143 68 215 10 45 160 20 21 248 263 3,294 **7,484** 2001 2,280 701 6 144 79 237 10 48 164 27 22 258 271 3,470 **7,717** 2002 2,299 698 10 144 83 249 8 46 176 29 27 263 279 3,616 **7,927** 2003 2,338 716 12 148 91 271 8 52 197 31 34 308 290 3,907 **8,403** 2004 2,422 724 11 151 88 306 9 54 189 34 41 348 318 4,127 **8,822** 2005 2,459 731 10 150 93 310 8 56 206 21 44 385 337 4,253 **9,063** 2006 2,608 738 8 159 110 331 6 53 261 18 58 514 384 4,941 **10,189**
2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **-** 2008 2,666 755 7 153 108 324 10 55 299 18 74 575 434 5,215 **10,693** 2007 data is not available from the South African Aircraft Registry. Source: South African Civil Aviation Authority www.caa.co.za



## 7.9 

# Switzerland – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type and Airmen Certificates (1990-2006)

**Year Aircraft Type** 

**Total Aircraft**  **Airmen Certificates**

**Total Airmen** **Certifi cates**  **Airplanes by Weight**

**Total Airplanes Helicopter**  **Motor Glider Gliders Balloons Airship**  **Private Pilots**  **Commercial Pilots ATPL**  **Helicopter Pilots**  **Other Airmen**  **Certifcates Below**  **2,250 kg**  **2,250 - 5,700** 

**kg Above**  **5,700 kg**  1990 * * * 1,952 199 131 1,035 335 1 **3,653** 8,179 * 886 * 4,610 *****
1991 * * * 1,992 218 148 1,035 388 4 **3,785** * * * * * *****
1992 * * * 2,026 233 173 1,045 433 4 **3,914** * * * * * *****
1993 * * * 2,041 240 192 1,061 467 4 **4,005** * * * * * *****
1994 * * * 2,043 246 196 1,058 492 4 **4,039** * * * * * *****
1995 * * * 2,069 238 199 1,072 524 5 **4,107** * * * * * *****
1996 * * * 2,058 234 202 1,080 516 6 **4,096** * * * * * *****
1997 1,549 271 193 2,013 238 209 1,076 516 6 **4,058** * * * * * *****
1998 1,581 197 227 2,005 244 228 1,046 510 6 **4,039** * * * * * *****
1999 1,579 167 265 2,011 246 232 1,033 493 6 **4,021** * * * * * *****
2000 1,572 157 285 2,014 254 246 1,024 504 6 **4,048** 6,792 1,421 2,223 1,008 4,058 **15,502**
2001 1,564 154 306 2,024 266 252 1,028 492 5 **4,067** 6,336 1,396 2,160 951 3,822 **14,665**
2002 1,537 151 304 1,992 265 260 1,016 490 7 **4,030** 6,294 1,399 2,185 950 3,646 **14,474**
2003 1,539 156 257 1,952 280 259 1,000 474 7 **3,972** 6,673 1,190 2,094 980 3,384 **14,321**
2004 1,528 142 248 1,918 275 254 974 465 7 **3,893** 6,553 1,628 2,104 1,064 3,281 **14,630**
2005 1,502 149 241 1,892 285 254 949 452 9 **3,841** 5,928 1,000 2,086 1,082 3,265 **13,361**
2006 1,497 148 248 1,893 284 248 941 445 11 **3,822** 5,911 900 2,055 1,101 3,243 **13,210**
Other Airmen Certificates include Glider Pilots, Balloon Pilots, Validations, Flight Engineers, and Radio Navigators Souce: Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL) www.bazl.admin.ch I nt er nationa l GA S tatistica l I n f o r mation68 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 

## 7.10 

# United Kingdom – Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type (1990-2008)

**Year Number of Registered Aircraft by Type** 

**Total Aeroplane Fixed Wing**  **Micro light**  **Heli copter Glider**  **Hang Glider**  **Balloon & Min.** 

**Lift Airship Gyro**  **plane Amph.**  **1 to 750 kg**  **751 to 5,700 kg**  **5,701 to 15,000 kg**  **15,001 to 50,000 kg**  **Over 50,000 kg**  **SLMG 1**  **Sea plane**  1990 11 2,143 5,003 236 251 324 196 2 3,298 842 6 - 1,391 53 202 **13,958** 1991 13 2,295 5,176 255 273 336 209 2 3,050 912 6 - 1,545 50 228 **14,350** 1992 14 2,289 5,228 282 274 358 214 3 3,194 902 9 - 1,682 51 210 **14,710** 1993 16 2,385 5,187 298 261 380 238 4 3,347 876 9 - 1,744 54 218 **15,017** 1994 16 2,507 5,130 278 263 388 234 3 3,337 832 9 - 1,668 47 229 **14,941** 1995 16 2,593 5,075 279 261 396 239 3 3,266 828 8 - 1,758 47 246 **15,015** 1996 16 2,657 5,043 285 241 401 239 2 3,207 838 8 - 1,821 44 257 **15,059** 1997 17 2,712 5,111 267 246 406 245 2 3,231 859 8 - 1,898 40 261 **15,303** 1998 18 2,758 5,190 257 251 439 255 2 3,314 906 7 - 1,896 40 261 **15,594** 1999 18 2,827 5,292 247 280 499 263 2 3,450 980 7 - 1,843 40 265 **16,013** 2000 17 2,813 5,347 254 289 541 268 2 3,548 1,013 7 1 1,907 42 244 **16,293** 2001 15 2,824 5,429 262 288 592 273 2 3,478 1,057 1 7 1,979 33 233 **16,473** 2002 15 2,832 5,442 276 296 624 273 2 3,531 1,090 1 10 1,812 28 242 **16,474** 2003 14 2,859 5,461 267 307 645 270 2 3,618 1,134 1 11 1,799 31 244 **16,663** 2004 15 2,914 5,556 254 264 644 274 3 3,828 1,159 1 12 1,812 30 247 **17,013** 2005 17 2,994 5,647 254 271 662 276 3 4,070 1,238 2 12 1,862 29 251 **17,588** 2006 18 3,022 5,711 254 256 679 280 3 4,118 1,314 45 13 1,905 27 249 **17,894** 2007 19 3,077 5,822 253 272 712 280 2 4,254 1,386 149 13 1,922 24 260 **18,445** 2008 21 3,153 5,887 258 257 760 286 2 4,392 1,490 1,107 13 1,962 24 278 **19,890** 2009 21 3,186 6,000 270 270 760 295 3 4,447 1,495 2,258 13 1,983 24 306 **21,331** Does not differentiate if aeroplane is used for GA or commercial operations. Data from January 1 of specified year. 1. SLMG – Self-launched Motor Glider Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority, Civil Registry Statistics, G-INFO Database www.caa.co.uk



## 7.11 

# ICAO Summary of General Aviation Aircraft (1985-1997)

**Region 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997**  Europe 30,800 31,200 31,500 32,000 33,100 33,200 31,300 31,100 36,200 36,100 N/A N/A N/A Africa 4,600 4,650 4,600 4,500 4,970 4,950 6,200 5,500 6,200 6,050 N/A N/A N/A Middle East 520 540 550 600 690 670 610 580 590 580 N/A N/A N/A Asia & Pacific 8,400 8,500 9,200 9,800 10,300 10,200 10,240 10,250 11,100 11,500 N/A N/A N/A North America 236,000 224,300 224,150 229,320 223,030 232,080 224,750 219,000 188,300 185,890 N/A N/A N/A Latin America & Caribbean 13,700 13,900 13,800 13,500 15,200 15,200 18,900 18,600 18,800 18,600 N/A N/A N/A **Total-ICAO States 294,020 283,090 283,800 289,720 287,290 296,300 292,000 285,030 261,190 258,720 268,000 269,000 273,500** Excludes The Russian Federation Source: ICAO



## 7.12 

# ICAO Summary of General Aviation Hours F lown (in Thousands) (1985-1997)

**Region 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997**  Europe 6,080 6,400 6,500 6,600 6,720 6,870 6,730 6,700 7,260 7,240 6,880 6,270 6,000 Africa 790 820 800 800 820 820 700 700 800 770 800 780 700 Middle East 260 240 260 260 270 310 300 180 300 290 300 300 290 Asia & Pacific 2,420 2,740 3,060 3,250 3,380 3,470 3,500 3,770 4,180 4,250 4,260 4,680 4,880 North America 33,920 32,100 31,070 31,110 31,610 31,950 32,100 26,200 24,220 23,120 25,520 25,550 26,820 Latin America & Caribbean 3,850 3,380 3,550 3,570 3,400 3,300 3,150 3,150 3,340 3,280 3,110 3,150 3,300 **Total-ICAO States 47,320 45,680 45,240 45,590 46,200 46,720 46,480 40,700 40,100 38,950 40,870 40,730 41,990**  Excludes the Russian Federation Source: ICAO 

# 072008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 69 I nt er nationa l GA S tatistica l I n f o r mation70 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association **Mark Van Tine** Jeppesen 

### Chairman of the Board, International Affairs Committee **R ob Wilson**  Honeywell – Bus i ness & Genera l Av ia t i on 

### V ice Chairman of the Board, T echnical P olicy Committee **A lan**  **K lap**  **m eier**  C i rrus Des ig n Corpora t i on 

### Immediate P ast Chairman of the Board

**A drienne**  **St e** **v ens**  L -3 Commun ica t i ons A V I ON IC S SYSTEMS 

### Communications Committee **L arry Willia**  **m s**  B a ll i st ic R e c overy S ystems 

### S afety Affairs & T raining Committee **John R**  **osan v**  **allon** D assa ult F a l c on Jet 

### S ecurity Issues Committee **Jack P**  **el t**  **on** Cessn a A i r c raft Comp a ny 

### Flight O perations P olicy Committee **St e** **v e**  **R idolfi**  Bom ba r di er A EROSP AC E 

### E nvironment Committee **A lain**  **B elle**  **m are**  H a m i lton S un d stra n d 

### P roduct L iability & L egal Issues Committee 

# 2009 GAMA Executive Committee2008 G E N ER A L A V IATION STATISTICA L DATABOOK & INDUST R Y OUT L OOK 71 **H ea** 

**t her**  **P recopio**  

### S taff Assistant **E d**  **w ard T.**  **Sm i**  **t h**  

### S enior V ice P resident, International & E nvironmental Affairs **K a**  **t ie**  **P ribyl**  

### Director, Communications **Jahan A**  **h m**  **ad** 

### Accountant **S arah Golds**  **t ein**  

### Executive Assistant **Jens H**  **enni g**  

### V ice P resident, O perations **Ja m**  **ie H**  **un t**  **er** 

### Director, Government Affairs **C asey**  **K inosz**  

### M anager, O perations **B ree J.**  **F oran**  

### M anager, M eetings & M embership S ervices **Gre g**  **ory J. B**  **o w**  **les** 

### Director, E ngineering & M anufacturing **P aul**  **F eld**  **m an**  

### V ice P resident, Government Affairs **P e**  **t e**  **B unce**  

### P resident & C EO **Wal t**  **er L** 
**. D**  **esrosier** 

### V ice P resident, E ngineering & M aintenance 

# 2009 GAMA Staff72 Ge n er a l a v iation manu f actu rer s association 2

3 41 4 20 32 1 12 44 25 16 30 26 39 6 7

8 48 12 5

43 22 11 38 60 9 13 14

18 49



### 22 23 34 40 24 33 52
53 54 55 42

27

28 29 37

35

59 45 19 51

31 62 10 50

63 58 64 65 45south americanMember companiesNorth americanMember companiesEuropeanMember companies 

### 1 Aero-Mach Labs 2 Aircraft Technical Publishers 3 AmSafe Aviation 4 Aspen Avionics 5 Aviall, Inc. 6 Avidyne Corporation 7 Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. 8 B/E Aerospace, Inc. 9 Boeing Business Jets 10 Bombardier Aerospace 11 CAE SimuFlite 12 Cessna Aircraft Company 13 Cirrus Design Corporation 14 Crane Aerospace & Electronics 15 Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation 16 DeCrane Aerospace 17 Diamond Aircraft Industries 18 Dukes Inc. 19 Eaton Corporation 20 Eclipse Aviation 21 Embraer 22 Emivest Aerospace 23 FlightSafety International, Inc. 24 Garmin International, Inc. 25 General Aviation Modifications, Inc. 26 GE Aviation 27 Goodrich Corporation 28 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 29 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 30 Hartzell Propeller, Inc. 31 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 32 Honeywell –Business & General Aviation 33 ICE Corporation 34 Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. 35 Jeppesen 36 Jet Aviation 37 Kaman Aerostructures & Kamatics 38 Kelly Aerospace, Inc. 39 L-3 Communications Avionics Systems 40 Lycoming Engines 41 Meggitt Aerospace Equipment 42 Meggitt Vibro-Meter 43 Mooney Aerospace Group, Ltd. 44 The NORDAM Group 45 Parker Hannifin Corporation 46 Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. 47 Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd. 48 Piper Aircraft, Inc. 49 PPG Aerospace 50 Pratt & Whitney Canada 51 Precision Products LLC 52 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 53 Rolls-Royce North America 54 Sabreliner Corporation 55 Safe Flight Instrument Corporation 56 SMA 57 S ocata 58 StandardAero 59 S-TEC 60 Teledyne Continental Motors 61 Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH 62 Triumph Group, Inc. 63 Universal Avionics Systems Corporation 64 Williams International 65 Woodward Governor Company 21 57 15

56



# 21 47 36 46 61

17

### A**ero-Mach L**  **abs** W ichita, KS 316/682-7707 www.aeromach.com
**A ircraft Technical**  **P ublishers**  Brisbane, CA 415/330-9500 www.atp.com
**A m**  **S afe**  **A viation**  P hoenix, AZ 602/850-2850 www.amsafe.com
**A spen**  **A vionics**  Albuquerque, NM 505/856-5034 www.aspenavionics.com
**A viall,**  **I nc.**  DFWAirport, TX 800/284-2551 www.aviall.com
**A vidyne**  **C orporation**  L incoln, M A 781/402-7400 www.avidyne.com
**B allistic**  **R ecovery**  **S ystems,**  **I nc.**  S outh S t. P aul, MN 651/457-7491 www.brsparachutes.com
**B /**  **E A** **erospace, I**  **nc.** M iami, F L 305/459-7000 www.beaerospace.com
**B oeing**  **B usiness Jets**  S eattle, W A 206/655-9800 www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj/
**B ombardier**  **A erospace**  Dorval, Québec Canada 514/855-5000 www.aerospace.bombardier.com
**CAE S**  **imu F**  **lite** DFWAirport, TX 972/456-8000 www.simuflite.com
**C essna**  **A ircraft**  **C ompany**  W ichita, KS 316/517-6000 www.cessna.com
**C irrus**  **D esign**  **C orporation**  Duluth, MN 218/727-2737 www.cirrusdesign.com
**C rane**  **A erospace &**  **E lectronics**  L ynnwood, W A 425/743-8321 www.craneaerospace.com **D assault**  **F alcon Jet**  **C orporation**  S outh Hackensack, N J Corporate Headquarters: S aint-Cloud, France 201/440-6700 www.dassaultfalcon.com
**D e**  **C rane**  **A erospace**  Columbus, O H 614/848-7700 www.decraneaerospace.com
**D iamond**  **A ircraft**  **I ndustries**  L ondon, O ntario Canada Corporate Headquarters: W iener N eustadt, Austria 519/457-4000 www.diamondair.com
**D ukes**  **I nc.**  N orthridge, CA 818/998-9811 www.dukesinc.com
**E aton**  **C orporation**  Irvine, CA 949/253-2100 www.eaton.com
**E clipse**  **A viation**  Albuquerque, NM 505/245-7555 www.eclipseaviation.com
**E mbraer**  S ão José dos Campos, Brazil 954/359-3700 www.embraer.com
**E mivest**  **A erospace**  S an Antonio, T exas 210/258-3900 www.emivestaerospace.com
**F light** **S afety**  **I nternational,**  **I nc.**  Flushing, NY 718/565-4100 www.flightsafety.com
**Garmin I**  **nternational, I**  **nc.** O lathe, KS 913/397-8200 www.garmin.com
**General A**  **viation Modifications,**  **I nc.**  Ada, O K 580/436-4833 www.gami.com
**G E**  **A viation**  Cincinnati, O H 877/432-3272 www.geae.com
**Goodrich C**  **orporation** Charlotte, N C 704/423-7000 www.goodrich.com **Gulfstream A** **erospace C**  **orporation** S avannah, GA 912/965-3000 www.gulfstream.com
**H amilton**  **S undstrand**  **C orporation**  W indsor L ocks, C T 860/654-6000 www.hamiltonsundstrand.com
**H artzell**  **P ropeller,**  **I nc.**  P iqua, O H 937/778-4200 www.hartzellprop.com
**H awker**  **B eechcraft**  **C orporation**  W ichita, KS 316/676-7111 www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
**H oneywell –**  **B usiness**  **& General A**  **viation** P hoenix, AZ 602/231-1000 www.honeywell.com
**ICE C**  **orporation** M anhattan, KS 785/776-6423 www.ice-ks.com
**I nnovative**  **S olutions**  **& S**  **upport, I**  **nc.** Exton, P A 610/646-9800 www.innovative-ss.com **Jeppesen** E nglewood, C O 303/799-9090 www.jeppesen.com
**Jet A**  **viation** Zurich, S witzerland +41 58 158 8888 www.jetaviation.com
**K aman**  **A erostructures**  **& K** **amatics** Bloomfield, C T 860/243-7100 www.kaman.com
**K elly**  **A erospace,**  **I nc.**  M ontgomery, A L 334/286-8551 www.kellyaerospace.com
**L -3**  **C ommunications**  **A vionics**  **S ystems**  Grand R apids, M I 616/949-6600 www. L -3com.com/AS
**L ycoming**  **E ngines**  W illiamsport, P A 570/323-6181 www.lycoming.textron.com **Meggitt A** **erospace E**  **quipment** S imi Valley, CA 805/584-4100 www.meggitt.com **Meggitt Vibro-Meter** L ondonderry, N H 603/669-0940 www.vibro-meter.com **Mooney A** **erospace Group,**  **L td.**  Kerrville, TX 830/896-6000 www.mooney.com
**The NORDA**  **M Group** T ulsa, O K 918/587-4105 www.nordam.com
**P arker**  **H annifin**  **C orporation**  Irvine, CA 949/833-3000 www.parker.com
**P iaggio**  **A ero**  **I ndustries**  **S .p.**  **A**
**.** West P alm Beach, F L Corporate Headquarters: Genoa, Italy 561/253-0104 www.piaggioaero.com
**P ilatus**  **A ircraft,**  **L td.**  S tans, S witzerland 303/465-9099 www.pilatus-aircraft.com
**P iper**  **A ircraft,**  **I nc.**  Vero Beach, F L 772/567-4361 www.newpiper.com
**PP G**  **A erospace**  Glendale, CA 818/240-2060 www.ppg.com
**P ratt & Whitney**  **C anada**  L ongueuil, Québec Canada 450/677-9411 www.pwc.ca
**P recision**  **P roducts**  **LLC** Kirkland, W A 425/739-9997
**R ockwell**  **C ollins,**  **I nc.**  Cedar R apids, IA 319/295-1000 www.rockwellcollins.com
**R olls-**  **R oyce**  **N orth**  **A merica**  Indianapolis, I N 703/834-1700 www.rolls-royce.com/northamerica **S abreliner**  **C orporation**  S t. L ouis, MO 314/863-6880 www.sabreliner.com
**S afe**  **F light**  **I nstrument**  **C orporation**  W hite P lains, NY 914/946-9500 www.safeflight.com
**S M**  **A** Bourges, France +33 (24867) 560-1 www.smaengines.com
**S oca**  **t a**  P aris, France 954/893-1400 www.socata.eads.net
**S tandard**  **A ero**  T empe, AZ 480/377-3100 www.standardaero.com
**S -T**  **EC** M ineral Wells, TX 940/325-9406 www.s-tec.com **Teledyne C**  **ontinental Motors** M obile, A L 251/438-3411 www.tcmlink.com
**Thielert A**  **ircraft E**  **ngines Gmb H**  L ichtenstein, Germany +49 (37204) 696-0 www.thielert.com **Triumph Group, I**  **nc.** Wayne, P A 610/251.1000 www.triumphgroup.com
**U niversal**  **A vionics**  **S ystems**  **C orporation**  T ucson, AZ 520/295-2300 www.uasc.com
**Williams I**  **nternational** Walled L ake, M I 248/624-5200 www.williams-int.com
**Woodward Governor C**  **ompany** R ockford, I L 815/877-7441 www.woodward.com 

# GAMA Member Companies

## General A viation M anufacturers Association 1400 K Street NW Suite 801 Washington, DC 20005 202 393 1500 www.GAMA.aero