On Monday the FAA released new guidance that provides a method of compliance for the test requirements of 14 CFR § 33.84 (engine overtorque test) when the applicant chooses to run that test as part of the endurance test of § 33.87, as well as information and guidance on the test requirements of § 33.85 (calibration test), § 33.87 (endurance test), and § 33.93 (teardown inspection). Continue reading
The Administration has announced a plan to draw-down US armed forces to the lowest level since before WWII – this announcement could hold an unseen benefit for the aerospace manufacturing community. The PMA community should be looking at this draw-down as an opportunity to find high-quality employees. Continue reading
You can have your company literature featured in the MARPA booth at the 2013 Aerospace Industry Exhibition Tokyo. Continue reading
Can’t make it to the largest aerospace event in Japan, ASET 2013? Still want to have a presence even without traveling? Let MARPA help you! Continue reading
The President is just beginning to establish a plan or how he will make good on his pledge to increase exports, and the Administration likely will be unable to implement any real changes to promote export until the 2012 election cycle (just in time to impress the voters). Continue reading
MARPA has filed comments on DRAFT AC 21-20C. This is the latest revision to the Supplier Control Advisory Circular. The draft AC is available online http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/media/Draft_AC-21-20C.pdf. You can find MARPA’s Comments on the FAA’s Draft Revisions to the Supplier Control Advisory Circular online, as well. MARPA’s comments focused on five details: Reference to Third Party … Continue reading
Are we spending enough on space-based technologies? Obviously, there are security reasons why the United States does not want to fall behind in the development and deployment of space-based data collection, research and espionage technologies. But there are more personal reasons why this should be a concern for the PMA community. The aerospace community relies … 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
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