(Photo: Maria Della Posta, President of Pratt & Whitney Canada)

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association introduced its Executive Committee leadership team for 2022, including the appointment of Michael Amalfitano, President and CEO at Embraer Executive Jets, as Chair of the Board. Previously, Amalfitano served as Vice Chair and chair of GAMA’s Communication Committee.

Eric Hinson, CEO at SimCom International, will serve as Vice Chair of GAMA. He previously served as chair of the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee.

Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of Daher’s Aircraft Division and CEO of Daher Aircraft and Kodiak Aircraft, will serve as Immediate Past Chair.

Daniel Baker, Founder of FlightAware and Strategic Advisor to Collins Aerospace, will serve as chair of the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee.

JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, and Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX, will continue to serve as co-chairs of the Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee (EPIC).

Henry Brooks, President of Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace, will serve as chair of the Security Issues Committee.

David Coleal, CEO of Incora, will extend his term as chair of the Airworthiness and Maintenance Policy Committee.

Maria Della Posta, President of Pratt & Whitney Canada, will continue to serve as chair of the Communications Committee.

Tony Lefebvre, CEO of Signature Aviation, will extend his term as chair of the Environment Committee.

Jeff Trang, Vice President of Engineering and Flight Operations at Airbus Helicopters, will continue to serve as chair of the Technical Policy Committee.

David Van Den Langenbergh, President of Aviation Services at Luxaviation Group, will continue to serve as chair the European Leaders Steering Committee.

Tyson Weihs, Co-Founder and CEO of ForeFlight, will again serve as chair of the Flight Operations Policy Committee.

Chuck Wiplinger, President and CEO of Wipaire, will extend his term as chair of the Policy and Legal Issues Committee.