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PAMA ends SAE affiliation

June 16, 2009, Warrendale, PA – PAMA, the Professional Aviation
Maintenance Association, has announced it is ending its affiliation
with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and will focus
exclusively on programs and support for aviation maintenance managers,
aviation mechanics and the aviation maintenance industry. PAMA plans to
hire an association management firm to handle day-to-day operations and
its recent initiatives to enhance member services, increase corporate
and individual membership, and expand its technical leadership. PAMA
will continue to provide a lobbying presence in Washington, DC, to
ensure that aviation maintenance issues are properly represented in
government circles.

“While our affiliation with SAE was well founded at the time, it’s
clear that recent developments in the automotive industry created a
challenge for SAE to continue providing the support we needed to
achieve PAMA’s goals,” said Clark Gordon, chairman of PAMA’s board of
directors. “Integrating PAMA further with SAE would have diminished the
focus on our programs and partnerships, especially our professional
development track for aviation maintenance managers,” he added.

“The PAMA board is conducting a search for a new association management
firm and we’ll announce our selection within the next few weeks,” said
John Casker, PAMA’s president. “PAMA is well-funded and we’re prepared
to continue in our role as the voice of aviation maintenance,” Casker
concluded.