The FAA is working with EASA on a new revision to the FAA/EASA Technical Implementation Procedures (TIP). The TIP explains how the bilateral agreement will be interpreted as it applies to airworthiness and certification questions. In anticipation of this revision effort, the FAA has asked MARPA to identify areas that need specific attention. The FAA … Continue reading
The FAA has been working with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the subject of acceptance of PMA parts. The FAA has published new guidance about the results of their communications. The new guidance clarifies the intent of the GCAA PMA policy. The issue that had arisen was … Continue reading
MARPA is very pleased to announce that it has once again secured a $300,000 matching grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration through the Market Development Cooperator Program to help us promote and expand the export of PMA parts! MARPA is one of ten non-profits selected for the award, which establishes … Continue reading
MARPA’s partnership with the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration through the Market Development Cooperator Program (“MDCP”)–the program that allowed MARPA to initiate our annual EMEA Conference in Europe–is drawing to a close. As we’ve explained several times over the past few years, the MDCP is a matching grant program of the Commerce Department designed to … Continue reading
PMA Parts will continue to be legal in the UK. The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement is final, and it extends the existing EU-US agreements to the UK (so the PMA acceptance clauses continue apply to the UK). Continue reading
The new IPA agreement between JCAB and the FAA confirms that Japan accepts FAA-PMAs are without any further showing. Continue reading
Despite a much-touted Agreement between China and the US, there is little change for the PMA community. Continue reading
MARPA spent a week in Tokyo, meeting with Air Carriers and participating in the Japan Aerospace Exposition. Continue reading
MARPA is happy to announce that for a second year it has extended its partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration through the Market Development Cooperator Program (“MDCP”). We will continue to draw upon the expertise and wide network of contacts the ITA can bring to bear, and in exchange will continue … Continue reading
As we have in years past, MARPA will be working with our friends in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute (TIRI), and Akira “Jay” Kato, to participate at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2018. The event brings together as many as 20,000 attendees to network and develop contacts in the … Continue reading
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