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
MARPA needs your help to continue our partnership with the Market Development Cooperator Program (“MDCP”) run by the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA). This program helps MARPA to continue to fund and organize international education about PMA parts. If you’re not familiar with the program, the MDCP is a matching grant program of … Continue reading
MARPA plans to participate in two meetings in Asia in September, and we are seeking participation from our members. September 17 in Kuala Lumpur: We plan to hold a meeting in Malaysia for government representatives from throughout Southeast Asia. The main focus of this session is expected to be (1) approved/unapproved parts and (2) … Continue reading
MARPA is partnering with Oppland to host a PMA Parts Management Seminar in Guangzhou, China on March 21-22. In addition to the FAA-PMA companies that are attending, Oppland has a significant list of Chinese air carriers and MROs that they expect to attend, so this should be a productive opportunity for FAA-PMA companies to make connections … Continue reading
As we’ve discussed at several of our live events, MARPA is collaborating with Oppland to host a PMA conference in China. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet Chinese air carriers and Chinese MROs; and to discuss with them ways that YOUR products could help them meet reliability, safety and availability challenges. The Details: Online … Continue reading
Many PMA parts manufacturers sell their parts to non-US MROs and airlines. When these parts are exported from the United States, they need to be exported in compliance with U.S. export laws. U.S. export laws include a special analysis that must be completed when the export is intended to support a foreign aircraft. When you … Continue reading
MARPA Board member Josh Krotec has been appointed to the Commerce Department’s Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Aerospace Equipment. He is expected to represent the U.S. parts manufacturing and repair station industries on the committee. Krotec was appointed by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States TradeRepresentative (USTR) Katherine Tai. His term will … Continue reading
There has been a lot of activity in U.S. export sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Some of those new standards apply to aircraft parts. If you are an FAA-PMA manufacturer or exporter, then here is a summary of the key things you need to know about these new sanctions. Continue reading
We are already hearing about large manufacturers who are unexpectedly raising the price of aircraft parts in response to a confluence of cost increases. This signals both opportunities and challenges for FAA-PMA manufacturers. Aircraft parts have many costs, including: energy costs raw material costs labor costs freight costs It is not difficult to find articles … Continue reading
MARPA is pleased to announce the 2022 MARPA Trade Mission in Madrid, Spain on May 19, 2022. Continue reading
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