Tue, Feb 17, 2004
New Sr. Vice President, Operations
The General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the promotion of Ronald
L. Swanda to the position of Sr. Vice President, Operations. Swanda
previously served as GAMA’s Vice President, Operations.
“Ron has more than twenty years experience resolving
GAMA’s operational, airport, air traffic control, safety and
advanced technology issues. His continued commitment to our
members, knowledge of the aviation industry and the many
relationships he’s developed within the FAA, NASA JAA, and
other organizations are real assets to the association,” said
GAMA President & CEO Ed Bolen.
Swanda is the only representative of the U. S. aviation industry
granted approval to participate in the European Joint Aviation
Authorities' deliberations on operational rules and regulations. He
was also designated as a member of the U.S. delegation to the
International Civil Aviation Organization’s 12th Air
Navigation Conference on implementation of the Global Navigation
System. Swanda is a member of NASA’s Aerospace Technology
Advisory Committee (ATAC), the FAA’s Research, Engineering,
and Development Advosory Committee (REDAC) is past Chairman of the
Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Business Aviation
Forecasting.
Prior to GAMA, Swanda served in the U.S. Air Force as a C-130
aircraft commander, instructor pilot and chief of a squadron
standards and evaluation section. He graduated with a B.S. in
Psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1969 and a
Master’s Degree in Business Administration in Aviation from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1981.
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