High Performance Piston Single-Engine Market Share 2013

What’s the market share among high performance piston single-engine airplanes? Last year, GAMA reported 831 piston single-engine planes shipped which included tail wheel and light sport aircraft. From that 831 total,  Continue reading “High Performance Piston Single-Engine Market Share 2013”

Cirrus Aircraft Shipments 2013

How many airplanes has Cirrus Aircraft manufactured? Cirrus Aircraft has shipped a total of 5,600 airplanes.  In 2013, Cirrus shipped 276 airplanes which was a 9.1% increase over the prior year.  Yet deliveries are still running half pre-recession levels. Continue reading “Cirrus Aircraft Shipments 2013”

Turbo Single-Engine Market Share 2013

Who is the turbo single-engine market leader?  In 2013, the turbo single-engine market share was still consolidated among just a few manufacturers.  The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) second quarter report provided the numbers for this discussion – “Personal transportation with piston turbo single-engine airplanes.” Continue reading “Turbo Single-Engine Market Share 2013”

High-Performance Piston Single-Engine Airplane Market Share Mid-2013

What is the mid-2013 market share for high performance piston single-engine airplanes? Last week I spoke with Jens Hennig, Vice President of Operations, General Aviation Manufacturer Association (GAMA) about piston single-engine shipments in the first half of this year. Continue reading “High-Performance Piston Single-Engine Airplane Market Share Mid-2013”

Who are Cirrus Aircraft’s Target Customers?

Matt Bergwall, Cirrus Product Marketing Manager, describes the typical Cirrus Aircraft

English: Cirrus SR20, 2012 Model, West Houston Airport, Texas (photo credit: WikiWings)
English: Cirrus SR20, 2012 Model, West Houston Airport, Texas (photo credit: WikiWings)

target customer as a person who is the owner and operator of the plane.  They fly for business and pleasure, and they have a regional travel need. A typical customer is not comparing a conventional tail wheel or multi-engine with a Cirrus Aircraft.

In 2012, the typical target customer for a new Cirrus Aircraft probably decided among the competing manufacturer’s listed below.  From Continue reading “Who are Cirrus Aircraft’s Target Customers?”

What is Cirrus Aircraft’s Market Share?

This past week I spoke with Matt Bergwall, Cirrus Product Marketing Manager, to find out

English: Cirrus SR20, 2012 Model, Brenham Municipal Airport, Texas (photo credit: WikiWings)
English: Cirrus SR20, 2012 Model, Brenham Municipal Airport, Texas (photo credit: WikiWings)

what is Cirrus Aircraft’s market share. We reviewed airplane shipments recorded in the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association Report (GAMA) and he described the target customer that purchases a Cirrus Aircraft. Continue reading “What is Cirrus Aircraft’s Market Share?”