Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
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The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is a professional organization for aviation maintenance technicians.{{Cite web|title=Professional Aviation Maintenance Association|url=https://www.pama.org/|access-date=2020-08-31|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Rohrbach|first=Peter|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTtWAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA2|title=FAA Aviation News|date=1991|publisher=Flight Standards' Accident Prevention Program Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation|pages=2|language=en|chapter=Professional Aviation Maintenance Association}}
History
On August 19, 1972, PAMA held its first annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. William Collister was elected as the first president of PAMA.{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.pama.org/about.html|access-date=2020-08-31|publisher=Professional Aviation Maintenance Association|language=en}}
There are regional chapters of the association.{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2015|title=Announcing the 2015 National GA Award Honorees|url=https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/business-general-aviation/press-release/12055476/announcing-the-2015-national-ga-award-honorees|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Aviation Pros}}{{Cite news|last=Wang|first=Vivian|date=2018-01-01|title=Teterboro Airport: Steeped in Glamour, History and Noise|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/nyregion/teterboro-airport-steeped-in-glamour-history-and-noise.html|access-date=2020-08-31|issn=0362-4331}}
Activities
Since late 1970th PAMA is publishing the PAMA News magazine.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
In 2018, PAMA, along with other aviation organizations, expressed support to the United States Congress for the Aviation Maintenance Workforce Development Pilot Program.{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Amelia|date=2018-08-03|title=Senate addresses maintenance tech shortage|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/march/08/senate-works-to-address-maintenance-tech-shortage|access-date=2020-08-31|publisher=Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association}}
In January 2019, PAMA, along with other aviation and travel organizations, signed a letter to President Donald Trump and Congress urging ending the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown.{{Cite web|last=Gilbertson|first=Dawn|date=January 10, 2019|title=Aviation industry to Trump and Congress: End shutdown or risk more travel troubles|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/01/10/aviation-industry-government-shutdown/2535789002/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2019|title=IATA adds its voice to calls for US shutdown resolution|url=https://www.airlines.iata.org/news/iata-adds-its-voice-to-calls-for-us-shutdown-resolution|access-date=2020-08-31|publisher=International Air Transport Association|language=en}}
In December 2019, PAMA, along with other aviation organizations, signed a letter to Congress in support of the Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019.{{Cite web|date=December 17, 2019|title=Congress Introduces Legislation to Modernize 50-Year-Old Aviation Maintenance Training Regulation|url=https://www.aviationpros.com/education-training/press-release/21118519/atec-inc-congress-introduces-legislation-to-modernize-50yearold-aviation-maintenance-training-regulation|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Aviation Pros}}
PAMA awards scholarships to aviation students in partnership with JSfirm.{{Cite web|last=Epstein|first=Curt|date=July 16, 2020|title=JSfirm to Help Job Seekers During Covid Crisis|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-07-16/jsfirm-help-job-seekers-during-covid-crisis|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.pama.org/#/ Official website]
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Category:Professional associations based in the United States