GAMA has opened a European branch
office in Brussels, Belgium and hired Brian Davey as the Director
of European Affairs.
A native of Ireland, Brian will represent the general aviation
manufacturing industry before European institutions in Brussels as
well as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Cologne, and
will work with other aviation stakeholders to promote the continued
development of a safe and sustainable aviation industry.
Prior to joining GAMA, he worked for APCO Worldwide in their
European Union (EU) regulatory and public policy division. Prior to
APCO, Brian served in the private cabinet of Charlie McCreevy,
European commissioner for internal market and
services.
"General aviation continues to grow in Europe and many of our
member companies are headquartered in the region,” said
GAMA’s Chairman and President and CEO of Jeppesen, Mark Van
Tine. “As an international association, GAMA’s
fulltime presence in Brussels will ensure the association’s
long-term involvement in international aviation issues, while
helping us to maintain strong partnerships with decision makers in
Europe.”
“The European Commission and the European Aviation
Safety Agency play increasingly vital roles in shaping the future
of general aviation,” said Pete Bunce, GAMA’s president
and CEO. “As we posture our industry for the global
economic recovery, we think the timing could not be better to step
up our presence in Europe.”
Bunce added, “GAMA looks forward to strengthening its already
excellent relationship with the European Commission and EASA as
their jurisdiction over aviation expands beyond certification and
maintenance, to operations, licensing, the environment, air traffic
control and airports. Brian Davey’s expertise and
experience will ensure that the worldwide general aviation
manufacturing industry continues to be a strong contributing
partner with European regulatory authorities.”
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