On July 9, 2026, the White House released its response to the Department of Commerce’s Section 232 investigation into aircraft parts imports. The response focused on whether reliance on foreign-sourced components and materials poses a risk to U.S. national security, particularly in terms of supply chain resilience and domestic production capacity. This was part of … Continue reading
Lessors’ positions with respect to use of PMA appears to be loosening as lessees demand the right to use PMA, lessors become more familiar with PMA, and the industry continues its shift toward ever greater PMA acceptance. Continue reading
The State Department has proposed to exempt from the State Department’s ITAR export licensing requirements certain parts and components that are sent as replacements for an end unit that was previously legally exported. MARPA filed responsive comments asking the State Department to level the playing field, and treat all similarly-situated exporters to the same licensing standards. Continue reading
The FAA is publishing new guidance to explain to FAA Flight Standards Service employees how to process AMOC applications. The proposed change to this Order is open for comment. The change would create a new Chapter 59 in Volume 3 of 8900.1. Continue reading
On August 24th, Reuters reported that Boeing had offered made an offer to the union, but the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) called the offer “insulting” and it repeated its threat to strike in early September. IAM represents 27,000 Boeing workers – mostly in the Seattle area. Boeing offered IAM’s members a … Continue reading
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