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
Is it permissible to add the TC/PC-holder’s part number to a PMA part (as a part of the PMA holder’s approved design)? Continue reading
Last week MARPA participated at the annual quadrilateral Certification Management Team meeting industry day. The CMT brings together the certification heads of the FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, and ANAC Brazil and gives the regulators time to work face-to-face on bilateral and multilateral agreements between their respective jurisdictions. Industry day provides an opportunity for representatives of … Continue reading
This Spring marked the fifth annual–and most successful to date–MARPA EMEA Conference. Held at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge, our third year in Dublin saw MARPA continue its engagement with the aircraft leasing community, and continued increasing engagement from the European air carrier community. The value of this participation cannot be understated as air carriers from … Continue reading
The 2019 MARPA EMEA Conference will be held May 15-16 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to network with air carriers, suppliers, and regulators you don’t normally see at the MARPA Annual Conference. MARPA is excited this year to hear from keynote speaker Peter … 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
MARPA spent last Thursday and Friday participating at the Certification Management Team quadrilateral meeting in Washington DC. The CMT brings together the FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, ANAC Brazil, and representatives from industry to discuss the status of current initiatives and future plans that affect certification and acceptance of products (and articles) among the authorities. One … Continue reading
The FAA has issued a draft policy statement that would enable FAA-authorized witnesses to remotely witness certain engineering tests via video. Although limited in scope the policy could prove beneficial by allowing necessary test witnesses to do so remotely rather than in person. Continue reading
CHINA EXPORT ALERT: The United States has signed a new Agreement with China that prevents the export of certain aircraft parts – and these were parts that were legal to export to China before the new agreement. Continue reading
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