General aviation Manufacturers association General Aviation Manufacturers Association www.GAMA.aero 2019 U.S. HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN OFFICE 1400 K Street NW, Suite 801 Rue de la Loi 67/3 DATABOOK Washington, DC 20005 Brussels 1040, Belgium +1 202-393-1500 +32 22 10 52 90 GaMa Member Companies AIRCRAFt ManUFaCtURERS AVIONICS MANUFaCtURERS SimCom International StandardAero Air Tractor Appareo Tamarack Aerospace Group Airbus Helicopters Aspen Avionics TRU Simulation + Training AVIC General Astronautics Corporation of America True Blue Power Bell Avidyne Corporation Ultra-ICE Boeing Business Jets Collins Aerospace Unitech Aerospace Bombardier Aviation Garmin International, Inc. Wipaire, Inc. Cirrus Aircraft Genesys Aerosystems Woodward, Inc. CubCrafters Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. World Fuel Services, Inc. DAHER L3 Harris Yingling Aviation Dassault Aviation Thales Canada Inc. Diamond Aircraft Industries Universal Avionics Systems, Corp. aSSoCIATE MeMBER FULL Embraer Epic Aircraft CoMPONENT MANUFaCtURERS Aerion Corporation AND SERVICe PROVIDERS Flight Design GmbH Eviation Ltd. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation ABS Jets Joby Aviation Honda Aircraft Company ATP Lilium GmbH Mahindra Aerospace Avfuel Corporation magniX Technologies Pty Ltd. Mooney International Corp. Blackhawk Aerospace Uber Elevate Nextant Aerospace, LLC Boeing Global Services Wisk Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd. Bosch General Aviation Technology GMbH aSSoCIATE MeMBER ePiC Piper Aircraft, Inc. BRS Aerospace Pipistrel CAE SimuFlite A³ by Airbus Schweizer CAMP Systems International Alakai Technologies Textron Aviation Catherineau Ampaire Viking Air CAV Ice Protection AutoFlightX WACO Aircraft Corporation CiES Inc. AVIAGE Systems Click Bond, Inc. Bye Aerospace ENGINE MANUFaCtURERS Duncan Aviation Calnetix Technologies BRP Powertrain-Rotax Extant Aerospace Community Air Mobility Initiative Continental Aerospace Technologies FlightAware Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University GE Aviation FlightSafety International, Inc. ESAero GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC ForeFlight, LLC ICON Aircraft Honeywell Gogo Overair Lycoming Engines Greenwich AeroGroup Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Pratt & Whitney Canada Hartzell Propeller, Inc. Robotic Skies, Inc. General Aviation is defined as all aviation other than military Rolls-Royce Jet Aviation Skyports Limited Williams International Jet Support Services, Inc. SkyRyse, Inc. and scheduled commercial airlines. Kaman Corporation SmartSky Networks Luxaviation Group Unither Bioelectronics Meggitt Securaplane VerdeGo Aero PPG Aerospace Volocopter Raisbeck Engineering XTI Aircraft General aviation: Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc. Xwing Signature Aviation ZeroAvia • Includes over 440,000 general aviation aircraft flying • Flies over 25.5 million flight hours, of which two- Signature TECHNICAir worldwide today, ranging from two-seat training thirds are for business purposes, in the U.S. aircraft and utility helicopters to intercontinental business jets, of which over 211,000 aircraft are • Flies to more than 5,100 U.S. public airports, while based in the United States and over 133,000 aircraft scheduled airlines serve less than 400 airports. are based in Europe. The European general aviation fleet can access over 4,000 airports. • Supports $247 billion in total economic output and 1.2 million total jobs in the United States. • Is the primary training ground for most commercial GAMA is an international trade association representing more than 100 of the world’s leading manufacturers of general airline pilots. aviation airplanes and rotorcraft, engines, avionics, components, and related services. GAMA’s members also operate repair stations, fixed-based operations, pilot and maintenance training facilities, and manage fleets of aircraft. For more information, visit GAMA’s website at w w w.GAMA.aero and look for us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. GAMA Mission and Vision Mission The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) exists to foster and advance the general welfare, safety, interests, and activities of the global business and general aviation industry. This includes promoting a better understanding of general aviation manufacturing, maintenance, repair, and overhaul and the important role these industry segments play in economic growth and opportunity, and in serving the critical transportation needs of communities, companies, and individuals worldwide. Welcome from GAMA’s Chairman Vision n 1970, the General Aviation industry continues to grow and plays Our vision is to be recognized as the Manufacturers Association (GAMA) an integral role in economic growth most effective trade association was formed to foster and advance and opportunity. in business and general aviation, i the general welfare, safety, interests, aerospace manufacturing, and in the and activities of general aviation. Looking ahead, GAMA will continue maintenance, repair, and overhaul Today, 50 years later, GAMA is the to advance its contributions to the domain through: premier advocate for general aviation global general aviation industry, manufacturers, their suppliers, and advocate for the innovative • Enhancing safety through innovation and those who maintain, repair, and products and services of the over and the promotion of quality training overhaul general aviation aircraft 120 companies it represents, • Facilitating improvements in around the world. As Chairman for spanning 15 countries. Additionally, certification, audit, and regulatory GAMA, I am proud of all the hard work we are making headway in areas of processes this association has done on behalf of significant importance to the industry, • Fostering sustainable general and general aviation. including workforce development and business aviation growth sustainability. While we celebrate and GAMA’s annual report has become the reflect on the past 50 years, GAMA • Promoting the economic impact industry resource for general aviation is focused on what lies beyond the and societal benefits of general and data. The 2019 report includes the horizon and being Future Ready! business aviation latest general aviation shipments and • Achieving organizational excellence billings, fleet data for the United States We are thankful for your continued and Europe and several other regions, support of GAMA and the general as well as pilot, airport, safety, and aviation industry. k accident statistics. Best wishes, This year, in coordination with ataboo D additional general aviation David Paddock associations, GAMA is releasing an 2020 GAMA Chairman 2019 updated report detailing the general President, Jet Aviation | aviation’s contributions to the U.S. economy. This report indicates that our GAMA GAMA 1 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 2 1 5 3 4 6 1. GAMA Chairman Frank E. Hendrick of Beech meets with President Gerald R Ford in 1976 to thank him for recognizing the significance of general aviation. 2. Ed Stimpson 7 led the association for 24 years as President & CEO, and later as Vice Chairman, shown here providing testimony on Capitol Hill. 3. Stimpson, accompanied by his wife Dottie, is sworn in as Ambassador. Stimpson’s leadership at ICAO shaped post-9/11 aviation policy. 4. President Barack Obama signs the Small Airplane Revitalization Act into law. 5. John Member Companies By Year Rosanvallon of Dassault Falcon lead the association in 2011 as its first Chairman from a European-headquartered member company. 6. The aircraft interior subcommittee meets in 125 Washington, DC, to establish new airworthiness standards for business aircraft. 7. Dwane 120 L. Wallace, who led the industry to establish GAMA as an organization dedicated to general aviation, is awarded the inaugural distinguished service award in 1971. 90 book A 65 t A 60 D Home Country of Member Company 50 39 2019 Headquarters | 33 30 GAMA GAMA 11 2 0 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 8 ounded in 1970 by 11 companies, GAMA has grown to over 120 member companies. During Fits first five decades, the association has remained focused on advancing aviation policy to foster and advance health and welfare, safety, and interests of general aviation worldwide. 8. Three-time GAMA chair, Russ W. Meyer, Jr., helped lead the passage of the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) that helped transform the industry. 9. Pete Bunce, GAMA President & CEO, meets with EASA’s Founding Executive Director Patrick Goudou in Cologne, Germany. 10. Industry joined together in the aftermath of 9/11 to advance aviation security. Shown here is GAMA’s Ed Bolen, joined by other GA association, testifying on Capitol Hill about establishing new aviation security measures. 11. Senator Nancy kassebaum with President Bill Clinton following the signing of GARA into law. 9 10 11 GAMA Chairman of the Board of Directors 1970–71 Dwane L. Wallace Cessna 1995 David L. Burner BFGoodrich Aerospace 1972 John M. Ferris AVCO 1996 Horst A. Bergmann Jeppesen 1973 W.T. Piper, Jr. Piper 1997 Fred A. Breidenbach Gulfstream 1973 L.B. Young Bendix 1998 Arthur E. Wegner Raytheon Aircraft 1974 Russell W. Meyer, Jr. Grumman American 1999 L. David Caplan Pratt & Whitney Canada 1974 Edward J. king King Radio 2000 Charles M. Suma The New Piper Aircraft 1975 Ivan E. Speer Garrett 2001 Michael A. Smith Honeywell 1976 Frank E. Hedrick Beech 2002 Ray H. Siegfried II The NORDAM Group 1977 Charles Husick NARCO 2003 Bill Boisture Gulfstream Aerospace 1978 Harry J. Combs Gates Learjet 2003–04 Clayton M. Jones Rockwell Collins 1979 Clare I. Rice Collins 2005 James E. Schuster Raytheon Aircraft Company