Our Vision
In 1966, Boeing committed to Pan Am that it would deliver the radically new 747 to them by 1969—without even a finalized design. After a herculean engineering and manufacturing effort over the following years, the plane received its airworthiness certificate, on schedule. In January of 1970, First Lady Pat Nixon christened the first Pan Am 747 as it entered commercial service. This was the golden age of American aerospace.
The sheer force of will of the engineers who made the 747 program possible is matched only by the spirit of the unsung heroes of this great American industry who supported them: the thousands of families across every state who—through blood, sweat, and generational dedication—founded, built, and nurtured the businesses that designed and manufactured the complex products that went into it.
Amca is building on the legacy of American aerospace, not by preserving it untouched, but by doing what those before us did: creating new products with engineering and manufacturing excellence at our core.
A legacy to fight for
Every business in the aerospace supply base was born from an American man or woman who possessed the raw courage to forge an independent path—someone like Wally Trumbull, who in 1963 started Electro-Mech Components, an electromechanical product supplier, while providing for six children at home. Few today understand the depth of risk and responsibility this entails. And yet there are thousands of untold stories like that of the Trumbull family, each one a profound homage to American exceptionalism.
The Crisis at Hand
Today, however, even casual observers can see that our industry has lost this spirit and its extraordinary capabilities compared to other industries. Decades-old designs, cost overruns, and endless delays have become accepted norms to be worked around, rather than problems we’re capable of solving. Our bar for greatness has fallen far from <5-year concept-to-flight development cycles.
The Double-Edged
Diagnosis
At the root of many of these problems is a fractured supply chain. After decades of outsourcing product design and manufacturing, the aerospace supplier base has become a convoluted behemoth that blocks our ability to move fast and deliver. But now, this same base—the one that once fueled the industry’s great achievements—has the opportunity to revitalize it.
Our Vision
Amca is rapidly developing and acquiring a foundation of critical products that will power the next fifty years of aerospace and defense. We’re fighting for a future where development cycles for new parts, products, and programs are not only possible, but the renewed norm. We welcome you to join us.
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