The new Safety Management Systems (SMS) regulation will be published on Friday April 26. A pre-publication version of the rule is currently available for inspection. The new regulation will expand the applicability of FAA’s SMS rule to include type certificate (TC) holders and production certificate (PC) holders. It will also expand the scope to include … Continue reading
FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on False Statements. MARPA filed comments in response to the NPRM today. The comments made recommendations about how to make the NPRM a stronger proposal. In summary, MARPA supported the efforts to standardize and harmonize the false statements rules. However, MARPA posted comments on some specific issues … 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
This morning, the FAA circulated Change 2 to the FAA Order 8110.42D. FAA Order 8110.42 is the internal FAA order that tells FAA employees how to process PMA applications. It has been very important for PMA applicants to read it in order to now how to assemble a PMA application so that it is acceptable … Continue reading
There are just two weeks left to sign up for the 1:1 meetings at this year’s MARPA Conference! The 1:1 meetings match air carriers with aircraft parts producers, repair providers, and other solution providers. The 1:1 meetings are scheduled for the morning of the first day of the two-day conference, so you can meet business … Continue reading
James Careless has just published an insightful article about the success that the PMA industry is currently enjoying. Continue reading
MARPA has filed formal comments on two recent rulemaking activities: SMS and Systems Safety. In both cases, the comments are intended to improve the rules and make them more useful to protect safety in the global aviation system. Continue reading
I attended the MRO Americas Conference this week in Atlanta, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear tremendous support for PMA. One focus area is supply chain, and supply chain disruption. Several airlines pointed out that supply chain disruptions were mitigated by PMA manufacturers who were able to provide supply chain alternatives. Kevin Michaels moderated … Continue reading
On December 8, 2023, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “System Safety Assessments” (87 FR 75424). In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to amend certain airworthiness regulations to standardize the criteria for conducting safety assessments for systems installed on transport category airplanes. This would result in additional new analysis requirements under … Continue reading
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