Container MANUFACTURERS

• Jump Shack (Email) Home of the Racer, Makers of complete parachute systems, Angelfire Reserves, FireBolt Mains, Tandem Systems, Military Systems, Industry supplier of Ripcords and Housings and Ripcord Pins. On line Catalog
• Life Support International, Inc.   
• Mirage Systems (Email) Container manufacturer.
• Rigging Innovations (Email) Manufacturer of the Voodoo, Talon, Flexon, CRW Talon, Classic Pro, Telesis
• Sun Path Products, Inc. (Email)
• United Parachute Technologies, LLC (Email)
• Velocity Sports Equipment (Email)

Container Manufacturers - BASE

• Apex BASE (Email)  Formerly Basic Research, founded 1993, Designer and Manufacturer of BASE specific parachutes- FOX and FLiK; harness/container systems- Apex DP, Vertex, Prism, Warlock, Wizard and Sorcerer and BASE specific accessories.  BASE specific training courses. BASE events and aerial coordination including Super Bowl XXXVIII BASE jump.
• Consolidated Rigging, Inc. (E-mail)  Manufacturer and Designer of BASE specific parachutes, harness/container systems, and accessories.

Container DEALERS

• ChutingStar Enterprises Inc. (Email) ChutingStar provides skydiving gear sales and parachute rigging services worldwide.
• High Time Skydiving Enterprise  On-line parachute equipment sales & service
• JERA BVBA (Belgium) (Email) Skydiving Equipment and accessories   Manufacturer of Helicopter safety harnesses and harnesses for specific purposes.
• Parachute Equipment Corporation
• Parachute Shop (Email) For Mirage, Sunpath Javelin, Wings, Vector, Aerodyne Icon & Pilot, Altico Dolphin, Strong, Softie, National.
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!

• SkydiveStore.com

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• Aerazur (Email) Airborne troop parachutes, tactical parachute systems, emergency and training parachutes, sport parachutes and harnesses.
• BAE Systems (Email) BAE Systems' Security & Survivability is focusing on one Mission: to increase the protection, survivability and security of soldiers, government officials and military personnel in high threat areas.
• American Skydiving Systems  (Email)
• Atair Aerospace, Inc. (Atair AS) (Email) Atair Aerospace, Inc. (Atair AS) is dedicated to modernizing military, government and corporate logistics by creatively solving complex aerospace and engineering problems that integrate state-of-the-art parachute designs and flight navigation systems.
• ChutingStar Enterprises Inc. (Email) ChutingStar provides skydiving gear sales and parachute rigging services worldwide.
• Complete Parachuting Solutions  (Email)
• JERA BVBA (Belgium) (Email) Skydiving Equipment and accessories   Manufacturer of Helicopter safety harnesses and harnesses for specific purposes.
• JSC Polyot Ivanovo parachute works (Email)
• Parachute Equipment Corporation
• Parachute Industries of Southern Africa PISA (Email) Airborne troop parachutes, tactical parachute systems, emergency and training parachutes, sport parachutes and harnesses.
• Parachute Shop (Email) For Mirage, Sunpath Javelin, Wings, Vector, Aerodyne Icon & Pilot, Altico Dolphin, Strong, Softie, National.
• Parachute Systems  (Email)  Manufacturer of parachute equipment.
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!
• SkydiveStore.com
• Spelco (Email)
• Tactical Parachute Delivery Systems (Email) Sales Service, and training for tactical parachute delivery systems.
• Zodiac Aerospace (Email) Zodiac Aerospace is pursuing its expansion to ensure steady growth in its business segments sustained by rigorous manufacturing and managements principals.

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MANUFACTURERS

• Airtec GmbH & Co. KG Manufacturer of the finest automatic activation devices in the world.
• Alti-2, Inc. (Email) We manufacture the leading sports and military skydiving altimeters.
• Atair Aerospace, Inc. (Atair AS) (Email) Atair Aerospace, Inc. (Atair AS) is dedicated to modernizing military, government and corporate logistics by creatively solving complex aerospace and engineering problems that integrate state-of-the-art parachute designs and flight navigation systems.
• Bonehead Composites (Email) Skydiving and Military Helmets
• Butler Aerospace Technologies, Inc.  (Email)  Butler Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (BAT) designs, develops and offers for license devices useful to the parachute industry. Of particular interest is the BAT Sombrero Slider (US Patent 5,890,678 and others worldwide) which literally eliminates inversion malfunctions which is the most common mode of failure in round parachutes.
• Capewell (Email) ISO 9001 Certified. Designer and manufacturer of life support systems: quick releases, rip cords, descent devices, etc.
• Larsen and Brusgaard Altitude Warning Devices
• Parachute Equipment Corporation
• Parachute Shop (Email) Manufacturer of Skydiving Gear Bags, Custom Gear Bags.
• Parasport Italia (Email) The widest range of skydiving accessories from a single manufacturer
• Skylark (Email) Skydiving main parachutes, suits, and accessories manufacturing
• Sky Systems USA, Inc. (Email) Manufacturer & wholesaler of helmets for skydiving, both military & civilian, plus ther extreme sports helmets.
• SSK Industries, Inc. (Email) CYPRES AAD Sales, Service, Support 
• SSK Military Industries, Inc. (Email)
• Systems Technology, Inc  Parachute Flight Training Simulators
• Vigil, USA  Email Distribution and sales of automatic activation device through dealer networks.

DEALERS

• ChutingStar Enterprises Inc. (Email) ChutingStar provides skydiving gear sales and parachute rigging services worldwide.
• High Time Skydiving Enterprise  On-line parachute equipment sales & service
• JERA BVBA (Belgium) (Email) Skydiving Equipment and accessories   Manufacturer of Helicopter safety harnesses and harnesses for specific purposes.
• Jump & Fly (Email) 
• Jumper Sportswear (Email) We have been providing drop zones with custom apparel since 1998. Let us help you with all your promotional and apparel needs. Look at our entire clothing line on the web.
• Nevada Airlift Group, LLC (Email) We lease and sell Cessna 206 & 207 aircraft equipped for skydiving. Also, we sell rollup door kits and handles. Jump Pilot training.
• Nimbus Parachuting Services (Email)
• Para Concepts (Email) Tandem and Student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.  Rigging services.
• Parachute Equipment Corporation
• Parachute Shop (Email) Don Mayer's Parachute Shop provides skydiving gear for Mirage, Sunpath Javelin, Wings, Vector, Aerodyne Icon & Pilot, Altico Dolphin, Strong, Softie, National.
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!
• SkydiveStore.com
• SSK Military Industries, Inc. (Email)
• Tri-State Skydivers, Inc.  (Email)  Gear sales
• Ucman Aviation Company  (Email)  national dealer, sales, rigging

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• American and Efird Manufacturer of sewing thread for industrial and consumer markets.
• Auto Flug GmbH (Email)  Manufacturer of sewing thread for industrial and consumer markets.
• Bally Ribbon Mills (Email) Manufacturer of Woven Narrow Tape and Webbing
• Belton Industries (Email) Manufacturer of woven polypropylene industrial fabrics - Berry amendment qualified.
• Brookwood Companies, Inc. (Email) Brookwood Companies, Inc. is an integrated textile -product company. At our Kenyon dye & finishing plant, we dye & finish milspec fabric for parachutes.
• Coated Technical Solutions Lines of Textiles and Rubber/PVC/PP/PE/PU and alloyed Coated Membranes
• Colorworks, Inc. (Email) Textile Dyeing & Finishing.
• E.L. Wood Braiding Company, Inc. (Email)
• Gelvenor Textiles  (Email) Weavers and finishers of hi-tech fabrics
• Gladding Braided Products, LLC  (Email)
• Heathcoat Fabrics (Email) Manufacturer and finisher of fabrics for parachutes/canopies, packs and general aeronautical/aerospace applications.
• HLC Industries, Inc.  (Email)
• Hope Global (Email)
• Industrial Opportunities, Inc. (Email)
• INVISTA S.à r.l. (Email) INVISTA is a major supplier of fine and heavy denier nylon yarns to the parachute industry. Our nylon yarns are used to construct canopy fabrics for personnel and cargo parachutes, cordage and webbing, parachute container and drop bags, and CORDURA® brand fabrics used for military and commercial load carriage equipment containers.
• Kusumgar Corporates (Email)
• Milliken and Company (Email) Manufacturer of Textiles.
• MMI Textiles, Inc. dba NDW Textiles (Email) Woven fabric converter for military spec and commercial - distributor of mil spec rope, cord, elastic & webbing - customers are parachute manufacturers.
• Murdock Webbing Company (Email) Manufacturer of narrow fabrics.
• Narricot Industries, Inc.  (Email)  
• Offray Specialty Narrow Fabrics  Manufacturer of tapes and webbing.
• Oppermann Webbing Inc. (Email) Manufacturer of nylon and polyester webbing for use in parachute harnesses and other applications.
• Performance Fibers (Email) Producer of polyester yarn; may be used for narrow fabrics.
• Performance Textiles, Inc.  (Email)
Designer, Developer, and Manufacturer of industrial broad fabrics ranging from 1 oz to 20 oz per square yard. Materials include knitted and woven, synthetic and natural fibers for a variety of end product uses. This includes various fabric finishes and treatments.
• Porcher Sport (Email) Manufacturer of low weight, high performance sport fabrics for parachutes.
• Precision Fabrics Group  (Email) Manufacturer of Parachute Material.
• Rhode Island Textile Co. (Email) 
Manufacturer of tape and webbing. SC Elastic Co. is a division of RI Textile Co.
• Sedatex.s.a (Email) Vertically Integrated Textile Company.
• Solutia (Email) Producer of nylon yarn.
• Southern Weaving Company  (Email)
• Strato Tex (Email) Aerospace applications of high tech textiles
• Tapecraft Corporation (Email)  Tape and webbing manufacturer.
• Westmark Corporation (Email)  Converters of nylon and fabrics including 30d ripstop to meet PIAC 44378T1 and 'O' P ripstop as well as packcloth and cordura
• William Reed Fabrics (Email) We are the weaving segment of Allied textiles which also incorporates dyeing and coating facilities.

TEXTILE DEALERS

• Coated Technical Solutions (Email)
• DJ Associates  (Email) Your source for mil-spec parachute hardware, webbings, tapes, thread, hook and loop fastener. Specializing in small quantities.
• Heathcoat Fabrics (Email)  Manufacturer and finisher of fabrics for parachutes/canopies, packs and general aeronautical/aerospace applications.
• HLC Industries Inc. (Email) Worldwide suppliers of military and commercial fabrics for more than 85 years.
• Parachute Equipment Corporation
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!

TEXTILE EQUIPMENT

• Henderson Sewing Machine Co. (Email)  Sales and service of industrial sewing machines.

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• Airlift Technologies International (Email) Manufacturer of Type V and DRAS airdrop platforms and associated hardware, airdrop load design, airdrop testing and training.
• Airsports LLC (Email) We manufacture and distribute forged stainless steel hardware.
• Bourdon Forge (Email) Manufacturers of Parachute and other hardware
• Cirrus (GB) Ltd. (Email) Manufacturer of parachute hardware
• Die-Matic Products LLC (Email)
• DJ Associates  (Email) Your source for mil-spec parachute hardware, webbings, tapes, thread, hook and loop fastener. Specializing in small quantities.
• Lakeview Forge Co and Erie Tool Works Div (Email)  Manufacturers of forged hardware, clevises, shackles, and custom parts for the parachute industry.
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!
• Wichard - USA  (Email) The finest in forged hardware for the Parachuting Industry

• L. J. Engineering, Inc. (Email) Digital Vacuum & Pressure Gauges, Automatic Ripcord Release & Electronic Test Chamber
• Q-Panel Lab Products (Email)

• Air Rigging Service (Email)
• Baumchen, G.A. (Jerry) (Email)
• ChutingStar Enterprises Inc. (Email) ChutingStar provides skydiving gear sales and parachute rigging services worldwide.
• Henderson Sewing Machine Co. (Email)  Sales and service of industrial sewing machines.
• High Time Skydiving Enterprise (Email)
• JERA BVBA (Belgium) (Email) Skydiving Equipment and accessories   Manufacturer of Helicopter safety harnesses and harnesses for specific purposes.
• Jump & Fly (Email)
• McCowan, Paul (Email)
• Mikes's Rigging, Inc. (Email) Part time parachute rigger
• Nikolaos Pavlidis (Email) Member of Megara Aeroclub (Athens, Greece). FAA senior rigger.
• Parachute Magic (Email) Parachute rigging, freefall skydiving instruction
• Parachute Shop (Email)  Don Mayer’s Parachute Shop provides skydiving & pilot emergency gear sales and parachute rigging services, Master & Senior Rigging Services, FAA Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner (DPRE) Services. Parachute rigging & minor repairs, Drop Zone Facilities, Retail sales, Packing, Instructions.
• Para Concepts (Email) Tandem and Student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.  Rigging services.
• Para-Gear Equipment Co., Inc. (Email) The world's largest online and print catalog!
• Para Loft Inc. (Email) Parachute Sales and Service, Rigging Services, Parachute Rigger Training and Testing.
• Para Sport, SA (Email)
Sport and military supplier, Cypres maintenance, rigging services.
• Ross, Elizabeth Ann (Email) Parachute Rigger
• Schlemmer, Dean M. (Email) Parachute Rigging
• Skydive Adventure, Inc. (Email) 41 years at present location.  See web site for details.
• Skydive KY (Email) Parachute rigging & minor repairs, Drop Zone, Retail sales, Packing, Instructions archive.
• Skydive Las Vegas (Email) Tandem and student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.
• Skydive Pennsylvania Skydiving Center (Email)
Skydiving center - Dropzone - Retail equipment - Rigging.
• Skydive Utah (Email) DZO, DPRE
• Skylark (Email) Skydiving main parachutes, suits, and accessories manufacturing
• Superiaire Technologies, LLC (Email)
• Trans World Aero (Email) Rigging Services
• Tri-State Skydivers, Inc.  (Email)  Gear sales
• Ucman Aviation Company  (Email)  national dealer, sales, rigging
• Urban, Terry (Email)
• US Academy of Parachute Rigging (Email)
• Velocity Sports Equipment (Email)
• Vixsal Rigging (Email) Parachute Rigging
• Wine, James  (Email)

• AIRCREW & AIRFOX Skydiving Academy (Email) 
• Finger Lakes Skydivers (Email)
• Napoleon Skydiving Center  (Email)
• Pepperell Skydiving Center
• Skydive Adventure, Inc. (Email) 41 years at present location.  See web site for details.
• Skydive Dallas   (Email)
• Skydive Elsinore
• Skydive KY (Email) Parachute rigging & minor repairs, Drop Zone, Retail sales, Packing, Instructions archive.
• Skydive Las Vegas (Email) Tandem and student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.
• Skydive Monroe (Email) Parachute rigging, packing, minor repairs. Sales full time drop zone.
• Skydive Pennsylvania Skydiving Center (Email)
Skydiving center - Dropzone - Retail equipment - Rigging.
• Skydive Utah (Email) DZO, DPRE
• Tri-State Skydivers, Inc.  (Email)  Gear sales
• West Point Skydiving Adventures (Email) Professional skydiving instruction at Virginia's scenic skydiving center.

• Nevada Airlift Group, LLC (Email) We lease and sell Cessna 206 & 207 aircraft equipped for skydiving. Also, we sell rollup door kits and handles. Jump Pilot training.
• Para Concepts (Email) Tandem and Student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.  Rigging services.
• Para Velocity International (Email)
Military & sport free fall coaching, instruction, training.
• Skydive Adventure, Inc. (Email) 41 years at present location.  See web site for details.
• Skydive Las Vegas (Email) Tandem and student skydiving instruction.  Gear sales and service.
• Skydive Pennsylvania Skydiving Center (Email)
Skydiving center - Dropzone - Retail equipment - Rigging.
• US Academy of Parachute Rigging (Email)
• VASST - Sundance Media Group, Inc. (Email) Instruction and Training DVDs: Canopy control, Wingsuiting, Aerial camera, Tandem videos. Global training and instruction.

• Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) (Email) The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) along with its three Defense Supply Centers located in Richmond (DSCR), Philadelphia (DSCP) and Columbus (DSCC) purchase the spare and reparable parts used throughout the Department of Defense. DSCR is the PIA member, and is the Agency’s Aviation Supply Center purchasing parts for all the military services to include the Coast Guard as well as some Foreign Military Sales. Life Support Equipment (Federal Supply Class 1670) is handled by DSCR and includes parachutes and related equipment although some fabrics may be handled through DSCP. Another DSCR function that is of importance to PIA is the Standardization Program Branch which is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of numerous standards including MIL-STD-849 and the adoption notices for the PIA standards.
• Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA (Email) Systems integration and complete life cycle support for aircrew egress systems and subsystems. Product areas include recovery systems, deceleration and stabilization, survival equipment, manual escape, TACAIR restraint, interfacing hardware and separation systems. Our Department possesses expertise in concept definition, component level design, manufacturing, acquisition support, fleet support, quality assurance, mishap investigation, and test. Quality assurance capabilities include full inspection facilities for escape and parachute related components.
• U.S. Army NSRDEC (Email)
• U.S. Army Program Executive Office Soldier (Email)   PEO Soldier manages all US Army airdrop items related to personnel static line and military free fall parachute systems
• U.S. Forest Service, Missoula Tech & Dev Ctr  (Email)
• USMC/ Safety Division (Email) Mishap Investigator