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NEW WAY TO JOIN/RENEW!
March 6th, 2024 | NewsWe have streamlined the membership application process! Now all you have to do is click on the Membership Form tab at the top of the page, and you can do everything right there. No more having to mail a check or do a wire transfer – unless you want... read more...
LAMA Comment to USTR 2025
March 29th, 2025 | NewslettersDocket Number: USTR-2025-0001 `Request for Comments to Assist in Reviewing and Identifying Unfair Trade Practices and Initiating All Necessary Actions to Investigate Harm From Non- Reciprocal Trade Arrangements’ . Subject: Comment on Document 2025-03047 (90 FR 10677) – Impact of Steel and Aluminum TariRs on U.S. Aircraft Manufacturers Dear... read more...
Welcome to the MOSAIC Future
March 29th, 2025 | NewsSun N Fun is here and we are organizing a presentation that LAMA will host and will have Jack Pelton, head of EAA; Darren Pleasence, head of AOPA; Adam Morrison VChair ASTM F37 to provide updated MOSAIC information and other initiatives in the works. This will be Tuesday April... read more...
Aviation Industry Coalition Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen & Support Supply Chain
March 29th, 2025 | NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of 15 aviation stakeholders wrote a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging them to work together with industry stakeholders to minimize disruptions in the aviation supply chain. “The aviation supply chain... read more...
Welcome Back, Jetson!
March 29th, 2025 | NewsFounded in 2017, Jetson Inc is an eVTOL company with a mission to change the way we travel. This forward-looking company, led by Stephan D’haene, has hit many milestones since joining LAMA last year. To mention just two, in October 2023 Tomasz Patan made the first Jetson ONE flight in the USA in Dallas,... read more...
Welcome Back, Pivotal!
March 5th, 2025 | NewsKen Karklin continues to evolve this innovative company, Pivotal, which evolved from Opener. Pivotal is making great strides towards producing all-electric aircraft for people to enjoy. You can learn more at https://pivotal.aero/ and see some great photos! Pivotal is introducing the Helix as a personal recreational aircraft aimed at making the... read more...
Welcome Alex Gorelik!
March 4th, 2025 | NewsAlex Gorelik is an attorney in Taft’s Government Contracts practice group in the Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on government contracts and construction litigation. Alex assists clients across different types of industries, including aviation, transportation and logistics, industrial manufacturing, disaster response, information technology (IT) and staffing services... read more...
LAMA Positive about New FAA Acting Head
January 31st, 2025 | NewsPress Release Jan 31, 2025 Chris Rocheleau appointed acting head of FAA “Thursday morning’s appointment of Chris Rocheleau as acting head of the FAA looks like good news for General and Light Sport Aviation,” LAMA President and Chairman, Scott Severen commented. “Mr. Rocheleau has worked mostly out of the... read more...
Thank you, BRP-Rotax!
January 22nd, 2025 | NewsThe requirements for engines in aviation continue to evolve. They need to lower emissions, consume less fuel, and make less noise while producing more power. These are challenges that are inspiring Rotax, a trusted manufacturer, as they reach for the freedom of the sky. Founded in 1920 in Dresden,... read more...
Thank you, Super Petrel USA!
December 16th, 2024 | NewsIn 2014 when the first Super Petrel LS was granted the S-LSA approval, plans began for the new design aircraft, the XP. Two years into the designing, Rotax introduced the 915iS engine to all OEM aircraft manufacturers. The timing was perfect, and Scoda Aeronautica began designing the new XP... read more...
Welcome, Arion Aircraft!
November 25th, 2024 | NewsArion Aircraft, LLC was founded in 2004 to produce and market a kit plane, named Lightning, designed by Nick Otterback, Pete Krotje and Ben Krotje. On March 3, 2006, roughly 2 years after being conceived in a hanger, the first prototype N233AL took to the air and flight testing... read more...
