GMSTEK LLC ton Nov. 1, announced that it has acquired Sandpiper Media Inc. Sandpiper is the publisher of the aviation standard Aircraft Service Directory and many other publications.
Founded in 1989, Sandpiper is a developer and manufacturer of aviation technical books. Titles include Aircraft Service Directory (ASD), Aircraft Movement Guide (AMG), Aircraft Handler’s Guide (AHG), Aircraft Crash Rescue Guide (ACRG), Military Aircraft Crash Rescue Guide (MACRG) and Aircraft Refueling Panels. Many of the publications have become standard references.
According to George Reyes, founder and CEO of Gmstek, “X-1FBO is on the way to becoming the standard management and payment processing system in General Aviation and especially for FBOs. Our mission is to provide end to end products for General Aviation that, not only serve, but raise the bar in management, payment processing and making needed information available conveniently and in real time. Safety and quality control are critical issues in aviation, and this acquisition will enable Gmstek to make critical QC and safety information available easily and in real time.”
Jim Wiley vice president of product development added, “In my years as a manager at FBOs, we relied on Sandpiper-published information in our QC and safety programs. We intend to take the exceptional base built by Sandpiper and expand it with more and better information. Using the latest technology, we will be able to leverage the Sandpiper data to provide up the minute training and data directly to the field in ways never before possible.
Said Jerry Clausing, founder and CEO of Sandpiper, “I am truly pleased to pass the stewardship of Sandpiper into such motivated and capable hands. Gmstek shares my vision of providing information and services to the general aviation industry that truly make a difference.”
