PMA Parts will continue to be legal in the UK. The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement is final, and it extends the existing EU-US agreements to the UK (so the PMA acceptance clauses continue apply to the UK). Continue reading
The Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between the United States and the European Union specifies that the documentation that accompanies a PMA part bound for the European Union must include specific language in order to be acceptable to the European Union’s airworthiness authority, EASA. This is the “Critical Parts” or “Criticality” language. Continue reading
A number of PMA exporters, and European PMA importers, who have asked for clear guidance on how to distinguish a “critical” PMA parts from a “non-critical” PMA part. This article explains when a PMA part is “critical” for purposes of export from the United States to Europe. Continue reading
A new agreement between the US and Australia may permit Australian PMAs to be imported into the United States. In 2005, the U.S. and Australia signed a bilateral agreement entitled “Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness.” Pursuant to this agreement, Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) agreed to accept, without further investigation, parts manufactured under Parts Manufacturer … Continue reading
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