The trade group reported Thursday that the airplane shipments fell 46.8 percent. That is just 1,587 planes so far this year, compared to 2,982 at this time a year ago.
Billings are also down 23.5 percent to $13.8 billion.
GAMA President Pete Bunce blames the weak economy for the downturn. But he also says a contributing factor has been unwarranted negative attacks on business aviation.
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