The General Aviation Manufacturers Association added Aviation Partners, Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, HCL America and SmartSky Networks as member companies and Siemens Smart Infrastructure as an associate member.

Aviation Partners is headquartered in Seattle and was founded in 1991. The company designs and produce winglet systems to reduce wingtip vortex. Aviation Partners’ designed winglets, now flying on more than 10,000 business and commercial aircraft, are estimated to have saved more than 14 billion gallons of jet fuel and reduced global CO2 emissions by more than 137 million tons.

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation designs and manufactures light civil and military helicopters in Menominee, MI. Enstrom has been in business for more than 60 years and has aircraft operating in more than 50 countries. Enstrom is wholly-owned by Surack Enterprises of Fort Wayne, IN.

HCL America is a technology company with more than 223,000 employees across 60 countries. The company delivers capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and artificial intelligence, powered by a portfolio of technology services and products. The company has more than three decades of experience in the aerospace and defense industry spread across the business jets, advanced air mobility, air transport, space, defense and aviation markets.

SmartSky Networks is headquartered in Research Triangle, NC, and was founded in 2011. The company offers an air-to-ground inflight connectivity network, hardware and a digital services layer. SmartSky Networks joined the GAMA in 2017 as an associate member.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure is based in Buffalo Grove, IL, with its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. The company provides advanced air mobility related products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption.