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May 09, 2015

GAMA Releases Disappointing 1Q/15 Sales Report

Just When You Thought Things Were Going To Get Better... They Don't

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has published first quarter 2015 aircraft shipment results. The general aviation industry shipped 678 aircraft in the first three months of the year for a total value of $5.3 billion -- a stunning disappointment. "The first-quarter numbers show that, while our industry has been gaining traction over the past few years, we face some renewed headwinds in several regions of the world, including Asia, parts of Europe, and Latin America," said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.

"It wasn't until I was taxiing to the runway that it really struck me that I was on my own in the jet." Source: Lt. Col. Christine Mau, describing her first actual training flight in an F-35.

A block of altitudes assigned by ATC to allow altitude deviations; for example, Maintain block altitude 9 to 11 thousand.

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