MARPA will be speaking with the FAA late next week about FAA oversight efforts. This is an opportunity for you – the PMA parts community – to influence the discussion in that meeting! The FAA has implemented new tactics for providing oversight in order to help ensure aviation safety during Covid. This has included using … Continue reading
EASA has taken the next step toward implementing a Safety Management Systems (SMS) rule for manufacturers and repair stations. EASA proposed SMS Opinion 04/2020 to the European Commission, today. Under that opinion. EASA proposes to modify the EU aviation manufacturing regulation, and the EU aviation maintenance regulation, in order to incorporate SMS. Continue reading
PMA means much more to airlines than simple cost savings. Continue reading
FAA has published guidance for designees whose training, oversight or renewal deadlines fall between December 22, 2018 and April 29, 2019. Under the new guidance, otherwise-authorized designees will gain the benefit of an extension to April 30, 2019. Continue reading
One of the many ways MARPA supports the PMA industry is through the issuance of its Continued Operational Safety (COS) system guidance material. In order to continue to improve safety and address industry and regulatory concerns, MARPA regularly revises its COS guidance and makes the revised guidance available to the public. MARPA recently issued Revision 3 … Continue reading
The FAA is forming an FAA-industry working group to look into engine endurance testing pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 33.87. This could be your chance to affect the rewrite of an important engine certification rule! Continue reading
The PMA industry has an opportunity to affect the FAA reporting rules for manufacturers! 14 C.F.R. 21.3 requires reporting to the FAA of certain failures, malfunctions, and defects. The FAA’s Rulemaking Committee is examining this rule to recommend improvements, and your input could be invaluable to our efforts. Continue reading
MARPA continues to work diligently in support of the FAA’s Part 21 ARC. We previously posted on the MARPA blog a request for our members’ input on what data we should be tracking in order to best estimate costs. Although we have received a handful of responses to date, we still need your feedback to ensure we have an accurate cost assessment as possible! Continue reading
What are your cost centers associated with obtaining a PMA? We need to baseline the costs associated with certification/approval to support FAA efforts to improve the design approval system. Your input in response to these queries will be invaluable! Continue reading
Are you using the Supply Chain Management Handbook (SCMH) as a tool to support your supplier control mechanisms? All PMA manufacturers have an obligation to control their suppliers in accordance with 14 C.F.R. 21.137. The FAA-approved quality manual will have a mechanism for accomplishing this but how do you improve your processes? The International Aerospace … Continue reading
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