The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently approved three new members: Eclipse Aviation, based in Albuquerque, N.M., which received the type certificate for its Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet in September and immediately went from being an aircraft developer to a manufacturer; San Antonio-based Sino Swearingen, manufacturer of the fast and long-legged SJ30-2 business jet; and SMA, based in France but with U.S. offices at Frederick, Maryland, a manufacturer of diesel-cycle piston engines that burn jet fuel.
Meanwhile, John J. Grisik, executive vp of Goodrich Corp., was named the organization’s chairman, while Alan Klapmeier, chairman and CEO of Cirrus Design Corp., was named vice chairman for 2007.