Delivery of new private jets in 2025 reached the highest output since 2009.
The 854 units delivered in 2025 represented an 11.8% increase in new business jet deliveries compared to 2024.
It also marked just the second time private jet deliveries had eclipsed the 800 mark since the decade-long downturn spurred by the 2008 financial crisis.
There were 809 deliveries in 2019.
Before the Great Recession, private jet deliveries had been on the rise.
After falling in 2002 and 2003, they rose to 591 in 2004, 750 in 2005, 887 in 2006, 1,137 in 2007, and 1,317 in 2008, before a decade of decline and treading water.
After dropping to 644 in 2020 as Covid slowed OEMs, 2021 saw a rebound to 710 units.
The market was flat in 2022 at 712 deliveries, then rose to 730 in 2023 and 764 in 2024.
Aside from units, the billing value of the new aircraft reached an all-time record.
General Aviation Manufacturers’ Association CEO James Viola said, “The state of the general aviation manufacturing industry remains steadfast.”
He added, “We continue to see robust numbers of total aircraft delivered as well as annual billings eclipsing $35 billion, the highest it has ever been.”
Viola noted, “While some segments are seeing marginal declines in deliveries, they are all still above 2019 levels.”
The GAMA chief continued, “As manufacturers work hard to meet the challenges and demand of today, they remain focused on advancing safety and innovation for the future of the entire aviation industry.”
GAMA publishes the data.
Winners and Losers
Textron Aviation led the way with the most private jets delivered in 2025.
Its Cessna unit delivered 171 new aircraft.
The Citation Latitude, with 47 units, was its top aircraft produced.
It is a mainstay of the NetJets fractional fleet.
The fractional private jet company owned by Berkshire Hathaway accounted for around 9% of all new private jet deliveries last year.
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 158 private jets, just edging past Embraer with 155 units.
Once again, Embraer held serve with the best-selling light jet, the Phenom 300 series, which accounted for 72 of the airplanes it produced.
Cirrus Aircraft tallied its second straight year of reaching 100 deliveries of its SF50 Vision Jet, a single-engine very light jet.
Boeing did not deliver any Boeing Business Jets, the private version of its converted airliners.
Rival Airbus, meanwhile, delivered eight new Airbus Corporate Jets, including three of its A330 platform.
Honda Aircraft Company delivered just a dozen of its HA-420 very light jets, up one from 2024, but a shadow of its promising start.
After beginning deliveries in 2015, the company reached 43 deliveries in 2017.
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