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MARPA issues White Paper on Illustrated Parts Catalogs, PMA and Copyright Law

MARPA has published a white paper explaining the intellectual property ramifications of sharing a page from an illustrated parts catalog in support of an FAA-PMA application. In order to produce an aircraft part in the United States, the producer typically needs to obtain design and production approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  A parts … Continue reading →

OEM Parts Can Be Unapproved Parts

Just because the part is identified as an “OEM part” doesn’t mean that it is an approved part! Check into the production approval basis, carefully. Continue reading →