WASHINGTON, D.C. — On its 45th anniversary, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) established a new associate member category for electric and hybrid propulsion aircraft. [Read more…]
Record number of new companies joins GAMA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The executive committee of the board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has approved seven companies — Celestica, Elliott Aviation, Gogo, Luxaviation Group, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, TRU Simulation + Training, and Yingling Aviation — as the association’s newest members.
GAMA now has 91 members. The seven new members represent the largest number of companies to join the association at one time in GAMA’s 45-year history, GAMA officials note.
Move on to revive Ex-Im bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) praised the efforts of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who signed a discharge petition last week that will force a vote on renewing the Export-Import Bank’s authorization, which expired on June 30.
Forty-two Republicans joined 176 Democrats in backing the petition. [Read more…]
GA shipments continue to fall
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that airplane shipments fell 9.1% to 1,015 for the first half of the year, while billings dropped 4.6% to $10.4 billion, compared to the same period a year ago. [Read more…]
Celebrating GA in Florida
VERO BEACH, Florida — U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and U.S. Congressman Bill Posey joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), hundreds of manufacturing employees, aviation enthusiasts, and local leaders at an April 7 jobs rally celebrating the economic impact of general aviation in Florida. [Read more…]
New officers for GAMA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Board of Directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected Joe Brown, president of Hartzell Propeller, as GAMA’s chairman for 2015.
Amended deliveries report includes rotorcraft
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has provided updated rotorcraft shipment data through the third quarter of 2014 to augment the general aviation airplane shipment data published last week.
The rotorcraft industry delivered 648 helicopters in the first nine months of 2014, a decline of approximately one-third in deliveries compared to the same period last year.
GA advocacy groups respond to USA Today article
In response to USA Today’s latest piece about fires in general aviation aircraft, two of GA’s most powerful advocacy groups, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association released statements blasting what they call the “sensationalistic article.”
GA airplane shipments continue steady growth
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The third quarter general aviation aircraft shipment report, released Thursday by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), shows that total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments increased 5.7% to 1,678, and billings rose to $16 billion, up 4%.
Airplane shipments up
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported at last week’s AirVenture that airplane shipments increased 4.8% in the second quarter of the year, with shipments totaling 1,110 while airplane billings rose to $10.9 billion, up 4.5%.