Fri, Nov 07, 2008
Six New Member Companies Added To Organization
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Board of
Directors has elected Mark Van Tine of Jeppesen as chairman for
2009. Van Tine, Jeppesen's president and chief executive officer,
previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman of the board and
chairman of the International Affairs Committee.
Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and General
Aviation, was elected as GAMA's vice chairman of the board. He has
served as chairman of the Technical Policy Committee for the past
two years and will continue this role in 2009. In addition, the
board elected Jim Ziegler, chief operating officer at Jet Aviation,
as chairman of GAMA's International Affairs Committee.
GAMA's Board of Directors also approved six new companies for
membership:
- AmSafe, based in Phoenix, Arizona, is the world's largest
supplier of pilot, crew and passenger restraints for the aviation
market. In service since 2001, the AmSafe airbag system is
currently standard equipment on nearly 80 percent of new general
aviation aircraft worldwide.
- General Aviation Modifications Incorporated (GAMI),
headquartered in Ada, Oklahoma, designs and manufactures a wide
variety of injectors and injector specifications. GAMI also holds
supplemental type certificates and Federal Aviation Administration
parts manufacturing authorization on over 300 different engine
models.
- ICE Corporation, based in Manhattan, Kansas, manufactures
products ranging from ice protection systems to avionics systems
and systems monitoring equipment. ICE secured its first contract in
the aircraft industry in 1975 with a state-of-the-art deicer timer
for a leading general aviation airplane manufacturer.
- Kaman Corporation is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Kaman's aerospace business is involved in the manufacturing of
composite structures for general aviation airplanes as well as
specialty bearings for flight controls, turbine engines and landing
gear.
- Max-Viz, based in Portland, Oregon, is a leading supplier of
enhanced vision systems (EVS) which provide the ability to see and
avoid weather and terrain during night flights. Max-Viz systems are
certified on over 48 different turboprop, turbojet, piston, and
rotary wing aircraft.
- Standard Aero, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona specializes in
engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and nose-to-tail services
that include airframe, interior refurbishments and paint for
business and general aviation aircraft.
GAMA is an international trade association headquartered in
Washington, DC representing over 60 of the world's leading
manufacturers of general aviation aircraft, engines, avionics and
related equipment. GAMA's members also operate fleets of aircraft,
fixed based operations, and pilot training and maintenance training
facilities.
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