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How The Govt. Shutdown Affects Aircraft Sales »

Aircraft sales can't be completed during the government's partial shutdown because the FAA's registry office is not considered an essential function and has been closed, the Wichita Eagle reported Friday. The Eagle says the General Aircraft Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has polled its members and deliveries of 12 new airplanes scheduled for the first two days of the shutdown have not occurred. GAMA also says ten times that number of aircraft are scheduled for delivery over the next few weeks. But new aircraft sales aren't the only ones affected -- used aircraft sales are affected, too. And there are several other side effects. More

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