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  If You Can't Get A Foreign Repair Station...

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 12:16 PM on Feb 14, 2012

  For those of you hoping to gain an FAA repair station and you're located outside the U.S., it appears that the government is not rushing to solve this problem in the near future. B... Read More >>

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  Repair Station Compliance

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 3:43 PM on Jan 06, 2012

  The Aeronautical Repair Station Association does a fabulous job following regulatory matters affecting MROs and the aftermarket. If the U.S. regulatory process and pending legislat... Read More >>

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  ARSA On Material PMAs

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 11:12 PM on Nov 15, 2011

  True or false: under its regulations, FAA can issue PMAs for consumable materials. The answer depends on one's point of view. FAA clearly believes it can, because it has. ARSA, in ... Read More >>

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  ARSA Quantifies Foreign Repair Station Ban Impact

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 3:25 PM on Nov 12, 2011

  Some pretty sobering business-related MRO numbers found their way to the Hill recently, courtesy of ARSA. The subject: lost business opportunities stemming from TSA's failure to me... Read More >>

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  ARSA On BASA Benefits: A Report, A Webcast

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 3:18 AM on Jun 16, 2011

  ARSA will hold a live web press conference tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss its just-released report that underscores the value of BASAs to repair stations. Those interested in liste... Read More >>

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  AAIRRG His 50 Members; Nuts And Bolts For ARSA Chief

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 1:22 PM on Apr 19, 2011

  The ARSA-sponsored Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. (AAIRRG) has hit 50 members (.pdf) less than a year. Wheeling, Ill.'s Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc. was... Read More >>

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  BASA Done, TIPs Next

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 5:38 PM on Mar 27, 2011

  The U.S. and the European Union completed their long-awaited bilateral aviation safety agreement (BASA) earlier this month. Next up: hammering out the technical implementation proc... Read More >>

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  Talk About Showing Cause...

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 2:55 PM on Mar 09, 2011

  Well, that was fast. It's safe to say that FAA won’t be offering any flimsy show-cause explanation as to why it didn’t conduct a final regulatory flexibility anal... Read More >>

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  Dues Worth Paying

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 3:41 AM on Mar 04, 2011

  So, what to make of this week's court order calling on FAA to explain why its drug and alcohol rulemaking didn't follow the rules?I asked a lawyer friend who, A) knows a bit about ... Read More >>

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  ARSA To Quantify BASA Benefits

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 5:51 PM on Jan 29, 2011

  ARSA has kicked off a survey designed to shed light on the economic benefits of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements (BASAs). The survey, being done in partnership with AeroStrateg... Read More >>

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