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Are Leases Getting Looser?

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

State Department Seeks to Tilt the Playing Field for Exports of ITAR-Controlled Parts.

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

New AMOC Guidance is Out for Comment

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

Boeing Strike May Be Imminent

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