PMA Export Data Needed

As the sole trade association representing the PMA industry, MARPA receives many inquiries from both industry and regulators regarding the economic effect of the PMA industry.  Among the most frequent question is to the extent PMA parts are exported to other countries.  Because the aerospace industry is such a large exporter, information regarding economic effect is useful in helping to shape policy and build support for the industry.

Unfortunately, MARPA does not have a significant pool of data from which to report or draw conclusions when approached with questions about economic effects and export statistics.  Although we have data from a handful of members and plenty of anecdotal evidence to support the PMA industry’s positive economic effect, we lack significant hard data from which to draw any statistical conclusions.  We would like to change this.

MARPA is therefore beginning an initiative to collect export data from our members to begin developing statistical data specific to the PMA industry.  Rather than relying on information from aerospace trade publications or industry forecasting groups, which tend to focus on the aerospace industry as a whole without distinguishing PMA, MARPA seeks to develop a PMA-specific industry analysis.

But to develop and perform such economic export analyses, we need the help of our members.  We will therefore be requesting that our members provide to us economic export data about their businesses.  Such data would include, for example, to which countries you export, revenue derived from export, and percentage of total revenue derived from exports.

Of course, there is nothing more important to MARPA than a robust and competitive PMA industry.  With that in mind, all information submitted to MARPA will be kept strictly confidential, and used only for overall statistical analysis.  No company names, data, or strategies will ever be disclosed, either to other members, regulators, or the public in general.  We understand and appreciate how important confidentiality is, and how much value is placed in keeping data about your business private.

The more data we obtain the better we will be able to promote the benefits of PMA, open new markets and expand existing markets, continue to build the trust of industry, and gain the support of regulators.  We cannot do any of this without the support of our members.

We will be discussing this initiative further at the MARPA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, just a little more than a month away.  But in the meantime, if you have data readily available, or have any questions about this initiative, you can email them to Ryan Aggergaard at MARPA at ryan@washingtonaviation.com.  We look forward to hearing from you, and continuing to build the future of PMA.