2012 Market Review 6
2013 Gama Agenda 8
2012 General Aviation Statistical Databook
01 General Aviatio n Shipments
and Billings 13
1.1 General Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane
Manufactured Worldwide (1994–2012) 14
1.2 Estimated Billings (in Millions) for General Aviation Airplane
Shipments by Type of Airplane Manufactured Worldwide
(1994–2012)
14
Figure 1.1 General Aviation Airplane Shipments and Billings
Worldwide (1994–2012) 14
1.3 Customer Delivery Region (in Percent of Total) for General
Aviation Airplane Shipments by Type of Airplane
Manufactured Worldwide (2007–2012)
15
1.4a Worldwide Business Jet Shipments by Manufacturer
(1999–2012) 16
1.4b Worldwide Turboprop Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer
(1999–2011) 17
1.4c Worldwide Piston Engine Airplane Shipments by Manufacturer
(1999–2012) 18
1.5 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplanes by Units Shipped,
Number of Companies Reporting and Billings (1946–2012) 22
1.6 U.S. Manufacturered General Aviation Airplane Shipments by
Type (1959–2012) 23
1.7 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Billings by Type
(1978–2012) 24
Figure 1.2 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Units
and Billings (1974–2012) 24
1.8 U.S. Civil Airplane Imports (2005–2011) Units and Dollar Value
(in Millions) 26
1.9 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports
(1978–2012) 26
1.10 U.S. Manufactured General Aviation Airplane Exports by Type
(1978–2012) 27

2  General Aviatio n Fleet
and Flight Activity 29
2.1 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135
Number of Aircraft by Primary Use by Aircraft Type (2010) 30
Figure 2.1 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part
135 Aircraft by Type (2010) 30
2.2 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135 Total
Hours Flown (in Thousands) by Use by Aircraft Type (2010) 31
Figure 2.2 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part
135 Total Hours Flown (in Thousands) by Aircraft Type (2010) 31
2.3 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135
Aircraft by Type (1980–2010) 32
2.4 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135
Estimated Hours Flown (in Thousands) by Type (1980–2010) 33
2.5 Active U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135 Hours
Flown (in Thousands) per Aircraft by Year (1998–2010) 33
2.6 Active General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135 Aircraft by
U.S. State or Territory (2001–2010) 34
2.7 Active General Aviation and On-Demand FAR Part 135 Est. Hours
Flown (in Thousands) by U.S. State or Territory (2001–2010) 35
2.8 Total Fuel Consumed and Average Fuel Consumption Rate by
Aircraft Type Based on FAA’s Survey (2010) 36
2.9 Average Age of Registered General Aviation Fleet (2005–2010) 36
2.10 U.S. General Aviation Operations (in Thousands) at FAA and
Contract Towers (1992–2012) 37
2.11 Summary of U.S. General Aviation Operations and Contacts (in
Thousands) at FAA Facilities (1998–2011) 37
2.12 Estimated Active Experimental Aircraft Fleet (1997–2010) 38
2.13 Estimated Hours Flown (in Thousands) of Experimental Aircraft
Fleet (1997–2010) 38
Figure 2.3 Worldwide Turbine Airplane Fleet (2000–2012) 38
Figure 2.4 Worldwide Turbine and Piston Helicopter Fleet
(2007–2012) 39
Figure 2.5 Worldwide Business Aircraft Operators (2000–2012) 39
Figure 2.6 Fractional Aircraft and Share Owners (2000–2012) 39
03 Pilot Populatio n 41
3.1 Active FAA Certificated Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held
(1991–2012) 42
3.2 Active FAA Certificated Pilots and Flight Instructors by State and
Region (December 31, 2012) 43
3.3 Active FAA Pilot Certificates Held by Category and Age Group of
Holder (December 31, 2012) 44
3.4 Average Age of Active FAA Pilots by Category (1993–2012) 44
3.5 Active FAA Women Pilots and Non-Pilot Certificates Held
(2002–2012) 44
3.6 Total FAA Active and Instrument-Rated Pilots (1982–2012) 45
3.7 FAA Pilot Certificates Issued by Category (1978–2011) 45
U.S. Civil Airmen Definitions 46
04 Airports and Aeronautical
Facilities 49
4.1 U.S. Civil and Joint Use Airports, Heliports, and Seaplane Bases on
Record by Type of Ownership (January 1, 2010) 50
4.2 FAA Air Route Facilities and Services (1972–2012) 51
4.3 U.S. Airports by Type (2001–2011) 51
4.4 U.S. Airports Ranked by Number of General Aviation
Operations at Tower (2012) 52
4.5 Airport by Country, Europe, 2010–2012 Estimates 53
05 Forecast Informatio n 55
5.1 FAA Forecast—U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR
Part 135 Aircraft 56
5.2 FAA Forecast—U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand FAR
Part 135 Aircraft Hours Flown (in Thousands) 57
5.3 FAA Forecast—U.S. General Aviation and On-Demand Part 135
Aircraft Fuel Consumption (in Millions of Gallons) 58
5.4 FAA Forecast—U.S. Pilot Population 59
06 General Aviatio n Safety Data 61
6.1 U.S. General Aviation Accidents, Fatal Accidents, and
Fatalities (1938–2012) 62
Figure 6.1 Accidents in U.S. General Aviation (1980–2012) 62
Figure 6.2 Accident Rates in U.S. General Aviation (1980–2011) 63
6.2 U.S. On-Demand FAR Part 135 Accidents, Fatal Accidents,
and Fatalities (1987–2012) 64
Figure 6.3 Accident Rates in U.S. On-Demand FAR Part 135
Operations (1987–2011) 64
6.3 European Union General Aviation and Aerial Work Accident
Data (2006–2011) 65
07 Internatio nal GA Statistica l
Informatio n 67
7.1 Australia—Number of General Aviation and Regional Aircraft
by Category (1995–2010) 68
7.2 Austria—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
(2011–2012) 68
7.3 Brazil—Number of Aircraft Registrations by Type (1996–2012) 68
7.4a Canada—Number of Aircraft Registrations by Type and
Weight Group (1983–1999) 69
7.4b Canada—Number of Aircraft Registrations by Type and
Weight (2000–2012) 69
7.5 China—Number of Aircraft (2012) 69
7.6 France—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
(1990–2010) 70
7.7 Germany—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
(2001–2012) 70
7.8 New Zealand—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
and Airmen Certificates (1933–2012) 71
7.9 South Africa—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
(1999–2012) 71
7.10 Switzerland—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Type
and Airmen Certificates (1990–2011) 72
7.11 United Kingdom—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by
Type (1989–2012) 72
7.12 Total Number of Registered Aircraft by Select Countries
(1989–2012) 73
7.13 ICAO—Number of General Aviation Aircraft by Region
(1985–1997) 73
7.14 ICAO—General Aviation Hours Flown (in Thousands) by
Region (1985–1997) 73
2013 Executive Committee 74
GAMA Staff 75
GAMA Member Companies 76