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Congressional Aid for Manufacturers and MROs Takes One More Step Forward

Congress appears ready to pass a Payroll Support Program for aviation manufacturers and MROs. Continue reading →

Manufacturers May Seek a Second Round of Forgivable Loans

Congress has authorized a second round of PPP loans. These second draw PPP loans will be forgivable as long as they are spent on the expected expenditure categories, like payroll. Continue reading →

Emergency Assistance Bill Should Cover the Aviation Supply Chain

Congressman Raskin’s office tells us that they are pretty sure the aviation supply chain (manufacturers, distributors, and repair stations) will be covered in the Covid-19 assistance bill. Continue reading →

Aircraft Parts Manufacturers and the Federal Critical Infrastructure

Workers necessary to manufacture aircraft parts will be considered to be part of the federal critical infrastructure. They are thus excepted from “stay-at-home” rules that provide an exception for the federal critical infrastructure. Continue reading →

MARPA Spring Conference Will Take Place Online (No Longer In Stockholm)

MARPA will be converting the May 27-28, 2020 conference to a virtual conference.  The new title will be the “MARPA Spring 2020 Virtual Event.” For clarity, we will no longer be holding the meeting in Stockholm, and the MARPA community should NOT be making travel plans around that location. Continue reading →

SBA Offering Low-Interest Loans for Businesses Hurt by Covid-19

SBA Loans will be available for those adversely affected by Covid-19. This likely includes small businesses in the aviation industry. Continue reading →

Working Together Through Adversity — Continuing to Support Safety

Air carriers will need to cut costs. Expect the FAA-PMA community to be there to support air carriers with reasonable costs for aircraft parts, and reliability improvements where feasible. Continue reading →

MARPA Stockholm Conference Update

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, MARPA plans to make a decision about the Stockholm conference before the end of March. Continue reading →