Industry mourns death of leader Ed Stimpson
Ed Stimpson, a driving force behind the law that resurrected the moribund general aviation industry in the mid-1990s, died November 25 at age 75 after a fi

Ed Stimpson, a driving force behind the law that resurrected the moribund general aviation industry in the mid-1990s, died November 25 at age 75 after a five-month battle with lung cancer.

A founding member and longtime head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), he went on to become the U.S. representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which earned him the appellation of “ambassador,” and finally chairman of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF).