The air carriers will be at the 2012 MARPA Conference, and they will be looking for PMA solutions. MARPA has 40 pre-registered air carrier representatives from 17 different air carriers attending the 2012 Annual Conference in Las Vegas: Continue reading
The Hill Reports that the Administration is getting ready to publish the first of a series of export revisions; these revisions are expected to make it easier to export civil aircraft parts that serve a dual-use. Continue reading
The Department of State has published a proposed rule that seeks to to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs) as they apply to brokers and brokering activities. Continue reading
The State Department has proposed to exempt from the State Department’s ITAR export licensing requirements certain parts and components that are sent as replacements for an end unit that was previously legally exported. MARPA filed responsive comments asking the State Department to level the playing field, and treat all similarly-situated exporters to the same licensing standards. Continue reading
In his State of the Union Address, the President exclaimed “We need to export more of our goods.” He explained that we will reform export controls consistent with national security. Aerospace manufacturers should keep a careful watch over the export rules as we begin to approach “reform.” Continue reading
Noted financial/political magazine The Economist has published an editorial agreeing with MARPA’s position on the recent State Department interpretation of the export rules. The Economist article points out the damage that these rules are likely to do to the US commercial space industry, as more non-US competitors find that the confusion and counter-productive limits imposed … Continue reading
The State Department has issued a rule that was announced as ‘clarifying’ the State Department’s policy with respect to which aircraft parts are considered commercial for export purposes, and which ones are considered to be governed by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs). The true effect of this rule, though, is to expand the … Continue reading
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