How many business and corporate aircraft (noncommercial) are
manufactured annually in the United States?

Hi there,

While I was unable find US-specific manufacturing information, I was
able to find quite a bit of worldwide data on business jet
manufacturing.

This Aviation Week article provides a 2002 outlook for the
manufacturing of business jets
(http://www.aviationnow.com/content/publication/awst/2002outlook/aw93.htm).
The article estimates that an average of 600 jets per year will be
produced through 2006. An earlier article can be found here
(http://www.aviationnow.com/content/publication/awst/2001outlook/aw99.htm).
Specific numbers are given in the article.
 

Some of the data in the Aviation Week article is referenced from the
Teal Group (http://www.tealgroup.com) which has this article on
business jet manufacturing for 2000-2009
(http://www.tealgroup.com/pressreleases/bizjets2009.htm), estimating
that over 6,000 units will be produced during this time period.

From a sales side, JetSales (http://www.jetsales.com), a company that
apparently sells fractional ownership for corporate jets, has some
interesting market data
(http://www.jetsales.com/stage/jstrends/trendsmain.html), where the
retail sales are sorted by manufacturer and specific aircraft
model(http://www.jetsales.com/stage/jstrends/retailiframe.html)

All of this data comes from AMSTAT Corporation
(http://www.amstatcorp.com/), which is also cited on the National
Aircraft Resale Association's (NARA) website
(http://www.nara-dealers.com/).

NARA's press release (http://www.nara-dealers.com/pressreleases8.html)
cites worldwide business jet and turboprop sales total 1,595 and
1,249, respectively, during the twelve month period ending December,
2000.

Google searches:

2000 "business jet manufacturing"

Other resources: 
Aviation Reference Desk: http://www.aviationreferencedesk.com/
Boeing Business Jet http://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj/index.html
Cesna Citation: http://citation.cessna.com/
Learjet/Bombadier: http://www.learjet.com/en/3_0/3_2/3_2_0.jsp

Thanks for using Google Answers!

Timely and pertinent. Good job, mit-ga.

[ed. note:Not sure if I want to turn pro yet ! :-) ]

Cessna     - 1209 (of which 821 were single engine pistons, not
strictly corporate)
Raytheon   -  411
Gulfstream - N/A (guesstimate ~100)
Learjet - 133

I would say (approximately) 1000 business-class jets.

Teal Group publishes data on bizjet production and forecasts. 

"Teal Predicts 6,437 Business Aircraft Worth $78.3 Billion Will Be
Built in 2000-2009

Berlin, June 5, 2000--A total of 6,437 business aircraft valued at
$78.3 billion (in 2000 US dollars) will be produced over the 2000-2009
decade, predict Teal Group analysts in their tenth annual world
business aircraft production forecast.

Teal analysts released their forecast today at the Berlin Air Show
(ILA 2000) taking place this week at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport."

For additional information, click
http://www.tealgroup.com/pressreleases/bizjets2009.htm

And another forecast -

"According to a new study released by Forecast International/DMS,
aerospace manufacturers will produce more than 7,300 business jets
worth an about $115 billion between 2001 and 2010.

The World Market for Business Jet Aircraft - 2001-2010" notes that
although the business jet market is currently booming, there are signs
that demand may be starting to cool. According to the study, this will
result in a decline, however brief in duration, in annual production
from the levels reached in 2000 and expected to be reached in 2001."