The Administration has pledged to reduce the regulatory burden and MARPA responded. We identified three special focus areas that reduce unnecessary burdens and increase safety. On April 3, the DOT published a Federal Register Notice entitled “Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” This notice sought public comment to aid the administration in its … Continue reading
Importing sub-components or raw materials for inclusion in your PMA Parts? Continue reading
The FAA has released for comment an updated draft of 8120.22B (Production Approval Procedures). It is open for comment through April 21, 2025. A cursory review shows that the in-line sample documents have been removed from the PMA section. This is an opportunity to ask the FAA to address some industry concerns, like directions that … Continue reading
The new revision to 8130.21J is open for public comment Continue reading
The FAA has published for comment a draft Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (“TARAM”) Handbook. They have also published a corollary draft policy statement. Both are currently available for public review and comment. The two documents are meant to support risk assessment required by SMS rules, but (1) they are useful for performing risk assessment … Continue reading
A 25% additional tariff on steel and aluminum could dramatically increase raw material costs for manufacturers Continue reading
For MARPA members obtaining steel or aluminum from Canada or Mexico, the latest tariff delay does not affect the steel and aluminum tariffs that are expected to apply as of March 12, 2025. Continue reading
MARPA members need to be concerned about the affect of tariffs on their international business. Tariffs may affect inbound supplies and reciprocal tariffs from our trading partners may affect PMA sales as well. If you pull up the HTSUS today, it is not yet updated with the new tariffs, so we’ve summarized the upcoming tariffs … Continue reading
If you are obtaining any goods from Canada, Mexico or China, then you are no doubt avidly following the tariff threats to better assess your import duty obligations. As I am writing this, the President has issued executive orders acknowledging deals with Canada and Mexico; each provides for a 30-day suspension of the tariffs on … Continue reading
“The boom in the PMA parts market seems destined to continue.” That was one of the conclusions reported in Aviation Maintenance Magazine this week. Aviation Maintenance Magazine published its annual update on the PMA industry. James Careless’ article is titled “PMA Parts Update: The Industry is Still Booming” and the entire article paints a very … Continue reading
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