2025 – Edition 3 – April 4
Table of Contents
Note: The order of material varies in hotline emails, but is always presented the same on this landing page. Readers scrolling through content on or printing this page will find it organized consistent with the table of contents.
State of the Association
President’s Report
During ARSA’s Annual Member Meeting on Friday, March 21, ARSA President John Riggs provided members an update on the state of the association. The following recording (taken from the livestream presentation of the event) includes Riggs’ presentation. To download a copy of Riggs’ prepared remarks, click here.
Friday, March 21 | 8:00 a.m. | Annual Membership Meeting & Breakfast 
ARSA’s leadership overviews the state of the association and update members on goals and priorities for the coming year. Order of events—
Call to Order
State of the Association
Open floor for Questions
Adjournment
Bidding Farewell to Mabe as Riggs Assumes Presidency
During the association’s Annual Member Meeting on March 21, Vice President of Operations Brett Levanto announced the departure of ARSA President Bob Mabe. The 2025 president took a new professional role that made him ineligible under the association’s bylaws to serve in executive leadership. In the leadup to the Conference, ARSA’s team facilitated a quick transition, moving vice president John Riggs into the top spot.
“We [celebrate] the fact that Bob had gone from an ARSA intern in the [2000s] to its president in 2025,” Levanto said. “He has seen every part of the work of the association, has touched many parts of the work of other members and our collective effort to make good on the promise of safety and maintenance in aerospace.”
Mabe was in attendance at the Conference to accept his fellow members good wishes. The association team looks forward to having him back in the membership fold very soon.
The 2025 Annual Conference
It Happened
March 18-21, 2025
Event Information | Sponsors
Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with Livestream Options for Conference Ambassadors
ARSA is grateful to the sponsors, participants, speakers, and support personnel who made the 2025 Annual Conference a great success. Registrants may access materials and recordings in the Digital Companion.
Event Feedback Survey (Attendees Click Here)
See you next year: March 17-20, 2026
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Once More, With Feeling
The 18 companies that committed to sponsoring the 2025 Annual Conference have once again distinguished themselves as leaders of the maintenance community. ARSA shares its deep gratitude for their support.
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Symposium Briefing – What Has ARSA Done Lately
Executive Director Sarah MacLeod and Executive Vice President Christian Klein opened the Symposium portion of the Annual Conference on March 20 with their annual “What We Have Done Lately” presentation. The brief session includes updates about key work performed by the association in the last year as well as instruction for maximizing membership value while helping move the enterprise forward. The briefing is provided in its entirety for the benefit of members.
Thursday, March 20 | 8:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Find out how the association is advocating for your interests with legislators, regulators, and the media. Information on how you can help advance the industry’s collective interests.
Sarah MacLeod, Executive Director, ARSA
Christian Klein, Executive Vice President, ARSA
Industry Requests More Time to Comment on FAA Order 8130.21J
On March 28, ARSA joined 11 ally trade associations in requesting the FAA provide more time to comment on Draft Order 8130.21J, “Completion of FAA Form 8130-3 under Part 21.” As announced by FAA Director of Aircraft Certification Caitlin Locke during ARSA’s Annual Conference, the draft was posted on March 19 with a 33 day comment period. The group requested an additional 60 days so it could coordinate analysis of the draft through June 23.
“Past experience with unintended consequences arising from 8130-3 guidance has shown that the industry can be dramatically affected (and consequently safety is affected) by choices in the related guidance,” the request said. “The entire industry wants to help the FAA avoid unintended consequences arising from 8130.21J.”
Locke highlighted the 18 page Draft Order during the Annual Conference as representing FAA effort to curtail expansive guidance documents: “[Order 8130.21] used to be…75 pages and now it’s 18. [The agency wants to highlight] examples of where we’re able to do that, where we’re able to meet the intent of what the guidance or the policy is for, to give the explanatory information that’s needed, but not add so much that then you need more guidance to interpret what you said because what you said before wasn’t clear, so you’re saying it again and now it’s not clear and you have six more forms and you don’t know why.”
In support of that effort and to reinforce the value of guidance as instructive but not regulatory, the aerospace community must ensure it’s provided time – as a partner to its regulator – to thoroughly review agency policy updates.
To read the Draft Order, click here.
To read the industry’s request for more time to comment, click here.
ARSA members should stay tuned from more updates (and clips) from the 2025 Annual Conference in the March edition of the hotline newsletter.
In addition to ARSA, the following trade associations supported the request:
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
Airlines for America
Aviation Suppliers Association
Aviation Technician Education Council
Cargo Airline Association
Commemorative Air Force
Experimental Aircraft Association
International Air Transport Association
Modification and Replacement Parts Association
National Air Carrier Association
National Air Transportation Association
National Business Aviation Association
ARSA Among the ‘Good, Bad, and Ugly’
After ARSA’s Annual Conference wrapped, Aviation Week editors included the event in their podcast update on aerospace maintenance policy and aviation matters.
To access the podcast, click here.
Final Documents/Your Two Cents
This list includes Federal Register publications, such as final rules, Advisory Circulars and policy statements, as well as proposed rules and policies of interest to ARSA members.
2025 Economic Outlook
Maintenance Industry Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Peaks, Enters “Supercycle”
On March 19, ARSA used its Annual Legislative Day gathering to release its 2025 Global Fleet & MRO Market Report. The analysis provided for the association by Oliver Wyman Vector, a premier aviation, aerospace, and defense technical consulting firm, highlighted the aviation maintenance and parts manufacturing industry’s full recovery beyond pre-pandemic revenues.
Worldwide, the civil aviation maintenance industry currently includes more than 5,000 companies employing nearly half a million people. Direct revenue produced by repair, alteration, and parts production services will equate to $119 billion this year. Eighty percent of those firms and 75 percent of all employees are located in the United States, where the industry produces $69 billion in economic activity annually.
“If you talk to the airlines, 2019 was a ‘gangbusters’ year,” said Livia Hayes, Oliver Wyman Vector’s market intelligence team director, in reporting that North American passenger demand had more than surpassed that year’s level. Looking globally, Hayes noted healthy expectations for continued revenue passenger mile growth in each international market. This demand projection supports expectations for expansion of the worldwide aircraft fleet and consequently associated maintenance services; that analysis is the foundation of the market assessment’s long-term projection of nearly three percent growth in market revenues across all main service areas (line, component, airframe, and engine maintenance).
Hayes noted that despite “maintenance holiday” expectations for new products, platforms entering the market have faced unexpected issues requiring service ahead of schedule. These unscheduled visits coupled with slowing retirement rates resulting from manufacturer production slowdowns create a “supercycle” producing hot demand for repair and alteration support.
“[Shop visits for newer products are] adding demand on top of additional demand that’s happening from the older…legacy aircraft staying in service longer,” Hayes said.
Oliver Wyman Vector’s growth projections come in the context of the industry’s ongoing workforce challenges. American employment of maintenance personnel rose six percent year over year, Hayes reported, and 17 percent above the “gangbusters” market levels of 2019. Nonetheless, the analysis indicated an ongoing shortage of technicians, with baseline supply impacted by the “juniority” of entering individuals traveling longer learning curves to productivity.
“Having a person retire with 25, 35 years of experience, particularly during the COVID wave, and being replaced by someone new or with two or three years’ experience is not as productive,” Hayes said. “[The industry reports] anywhere from two to three to even five years before a new technician is fully productive.”
Providing training and other resources to bolster that productivity is central to ARSA’s career development initiatives for maintenance providers. From regulatory compliance sessions to FAA grant opportunities to “illustrations” of technical career paths in aerospace, the association directs its members towards improved productivity and efficiency while maintaining safety and compliance awareness.
“Oliver Wyman Vector’s reports have become a mainstay in ARSA’s advocacy toolkit,” said Christian Klein, the association’s executive vice president. “The total numbers and state-level breakdowns are invaluable for our members and sought after by policymakers and the media. This year’s data reinforces the ongoing story ARSA has told about the value of maintenance work and the importance of the people performing it.”
The complete Global Fleet & MRO Market Forecast 2025-2035 is available to ARSA members, who may request a digital copy by contacting the association. For the executive summary, state-by-state information sheet, and other data resources from ARSA, visit arsa.org/news-media/economic-data. ARSA’s Legislative Day is part of its four-day Annual Conference. To learn more about the Conference, which the association hosts each March, visit arsa.org/news-media/events/arsa-conference.
Legislative Day Briefing – Market Report Release
Leaders from Oliver Wyman Vector presented report findings to Legislative Day participants on March 19, illustrating the current and projected states of the North American and global aircraft fleets and related impacts on maintenance demand. ARSA’s attendees then used this economic background to support later discussions with congressional offices. For members, this data illustrates the current state of the aerospace marketplace and provides insight for future business considerations. The briefing is provided in its entirety for the benefit of members.
Wednesday, March 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Global Fleet & MRO Market Report Release presented by Oliver Wyman
Livia Hayes, Director, Market Intelligence Team, Transportation and Services Practice, Oliver Wyman Vector
Paul Harper, Vice President, Commercial, Oliver Wyman Vector
Legal Brief
Symposium Q&A – Foreign D&A Testing
Every year, the Symposium portion of the Annual Conference features the “Opening Salvo” conversation with regulators. The three-hour panel is unlike anything else in the aerospace event cycle: Four regulatory authorities from three continents providing updates and engaging in substantive discussion with attendees. In this clip from the 2025 panel, a participant question produces more than ten minutes of discussion from the panelists.
Thursday, March 20 | 9:30 a.m. | Opening Salvo – Conversations with the Regulators
International agencies provide updates on the regulations, policies and procedures governing the maintenance industry.
Neil Williams, Head of Airworthiness, Policy & Rulemaking, United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
Lawrence Josuá Fernandes Costa, Continuing Airworthiness Certification Manager, Department of Flight Standards, ANAC Brazil, ONLINE
Mr. José Affonso Moreira Penna, Manager, Maintenance Organizations Certification Branch, ANAC Brazil, ONLINE
Ludovic Aron, Washington Representative, EASA
Karl Specht, Principal Coordinator Organisation Approvals, EASA, ONLINE
Caitlin Locke, Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service
Christian Klein, Executive Vice President, ARSA
Moderator: Marshall Filler, Managing Director & General Counsel, ARSA
Layman Lawyer
Symposium Panel – Best Practices in Rulemaking
ARSA Conference content informs participants about regulatory and business updates while providing tools for industry action. This hour long discussion between ARSA team members and former FAA executives explored how the maintenance community can better instruct the government on developing effective aviation safety rules. The discussion is provided in its entirety for the benefit of members.
Thursday, March 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Best Approaches to Rulemaking
Industry can push the government to follow its statutory requirements for transparency and public engagement. Learn how to support this effort through the experience of ARSA with former FAA personnel.
Tony Fazio, President, Fazio Group International
Lirio Liu, Executive Director, Willow Aviation Advisors
Sarah MacLeod, Executive Director, ARSA
Moderator: Brett Levanto, Vice President of Operations, ARSA
ARSA on the Hill
Legislative Day Insight – A View From the Hill
The morning of Legislative Day provides attendees with background, resources, and inspiration for their afternoon on Capitol Hill. Central to that content is this “view,” which every year brings together different industry perspectives for updates on what’s going on in legislative policymaking. This year, two ally trade association lobbyists join ARSA participants for a multifaceted discussion of aerospace issues. The session is provided in its entirety for the benefit of members.
Wednesday, March 19 | 9:00 a.m. | The View from the Hill
With FAA Reauthorization complete, allies discuss implementation priorities and potential follow-on legislation.
Karen Huggard, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Air Transportation Association
Jarrod Thompson, Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America
Moderator: Christian Klein, Executive Vice President, ARSA
Training & Career Development
Make ARSA Training Work
ARSA’s online training program represents its most-valuable benefit to the aviation industry: knowledge gained through training and experience. The association’s team has turned its decades of work on behalf of aviation maintenance into more than 80 hours of on-demand content.
While sessions are available for registration at any time – ARSA member discounts available – companies can also incorporate the association’s training into their regular programs:
(1) Subscription. Make up-front, bulk purchases of training hours. The details of each subscription can be customized, including focus on specific subject areas (e.g., human factors) or options for specially-priced session access after the initial hours have been used.
(2) “Championing” a session. Guarantee a certain number of attendees for training in a particular topic that will also be made available for general registration. Variations include open registration for a live session (i.e., company personnel participate at the same time as general registrants) or a company-specific live event for which a recorded version (not including any company-specific information) is made available for on-demand registration.
(3) Tailored training. Contract ARSA’s management firm Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein, P.L.C. to produce or modify training specific to your organization. The team can then re-record it (or offer it as a separate live session) for ARSA’s training program. Tailored programs are priced differently from ARSA’s hourly rate and are administered by OFM&K, which allows for a client engagement and related attorney-client privilege for all discussion.
For more information about ARSA’s training program, review the menus below. If you have questions or would like to learn more about ways to integrate ARSA training into your own program, contact Vice President of Operations Brett Levanto (brett.levanto@arsa.org).
Government employees: Contact ARSA directly for auditing opportunities.
Registration: Registration and payment may be processed directly through the training platform/course catalog (free account creation required).
Technical questions and assistance: Click here for FAQ and technical support from training platform vendor.
Refunds: No refunds are granted for ARSA training sessions. When classes are canceled, registrants can choose from future courses of equal value. If a registrant is unable to attend a live session, their registration allows access to the on-demand, recorded version of the webinar.
IA Approval: A number of ARSA training sessions have been accepted for Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal credit. These sessions are denoted on their registration page with their FAA course acceptance number (in red).
Benefits: Registration for an ARSA-provided training session includes:
- Access to the live class session on the scheduled date (if applicable).
- Unlimited access to the on-demand, recorded version of the webinar to be made available after the live session is complete (or at time of purchase, for on-demand classes).
- A copy of the presentation and all reference material with links to relevant resources and citations.
- A certificate* upon completion of the session as well as any required test material.
OFM&K Training Portal: All of ARSA's training sessions are provided through OFM&K's training portal. As the training provider of choice for ARSA and a trusted resource for the aviation community, the firm's training materials represent a vital tool for entities pursuing regulatory compliance and business success. All of the courses are administered via PotomacLaw.InreachCE.com, which is not part of ARSA's website.
Complying with Part 145 – “Soup to Nuts” (Four Hours) Instructor: Sarah MacLeod Description: Specially recorded with a hand-picked audience for interactive discussion, this session thoroughly reviews 14 CFR part 145, discusses the application of the rule and overviews some practical implications of obtaining and maintaining a repair station certificate. Pricing Note: This is a four-hour session and is $300 for members and $600 for non-members. Click here to register and get access for 90 days.
Sessions Accepted for IA Renewal Credit Eight of ARSA's on-demand training sessions have been accepted by the FAA for Inspection Authorization renewal credit under 14 CFR § 65.93. Each session is currently available for registration and immediate access:Click here to purchase all eight sessions (plus one required prerequisite) at a “bundled” discount – let ARSA take care of your IA renewal requirements this year. Click here to purchase all eight sessions (plus one required prerequisite) at a “bundled” discount.
Aircraft Parts
Audit Activism & Prophylactic Lawyering
Drug & Alcohol Testing
Human Factors
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
Parts 21, 43, 65, 145 (and others)
Public Aircraft"Going Global" - International Regulatory Law
Grassroots Advocacy
Recordkeeping – "Finishing the Job with Proper Paperwork"
The Fourth Branch of Government (Administrative Agencies and Procedures)
Self Disclosure Programs and Practices
(1) Subscription. Make up-front, bulk purchases of training hours. The details of each subscription can be customized, including focus on specific subject areas (e.g., human factors) or options for specially-priced session access after the initial hours have been used.
(2) “Championing” a session. Guarantee a certain number of attendees for training in a particular topic that will also be made available for general registration. Variations include open registration for a live session (i.e., company personnel participate at the same time as general registrants) or a company-specific live event for which a recorded version (not including any company-specific information) is made available for on-demand registration.
(3) Tailored training. Contract ARSA's management firm Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein, P.L.C. to produce or modify training specific to your organization. The team can then re-record it (or offer it as a separate live session) for ARSA’s training program. Tailored programs are priced differently from ARSA’s hourly rate and are administered by OFM&K, which allows for a client engagement and related attorney-client privilege for all discussion.
For more information about ARSA's training program, review the menus below. If you have questions or would like to learn more about ways to integrate ARSA training into your own program, contact Vice President of Operations Brett Levanto (brett.levanto@arsa.org).The association’s training program is provided through Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein, P.L.C., the firm that manages ARSA. To go directly to OFM&K’s online training portal, visit potomaclaw.inreachce.com. To learn more about the association’s training program and see course availability, visit arsa.org/training.
What training do you need? Contact ARSA to let the association know and help get it developed.
Weston Award Recognizes Crowley’s Commitment to Learning
On March 20, ARSA recognized Jerry Crowley with its Leo Weston Award for Excellence in Government Service. Crowley is a long time FAA aviation safety inspector who was a professional protégé and personal friend to the award’s namesake.
Jerry Crowley, right, receives the Leo Weston Award from Marshall Filler during ARSA’s 2025 Annual Conference.
Before commencing the morning-long regulatory discussion of ARSA’s Annual Repair Symposium – the most heavily attended and longest running element of the association’s Annual Conference – Managing Director and General Counsel Marshall Filler called the assembly to order for the special award presentation. Crowley was in attendance along with multiple agency colleagues and was unaware of his selection, which had been made in 2024 but its announcement held until it could be done with him physically present.
First bestowed in 2005 on Weston himself, the award recognizes an influential figure in ARSA’s birth by honoring individuals who embody his commitment to the industry. As an FAA official, Weston advocated for the creation of an organization to represent the interests of maintenance providers. Since then – through his long life of professional and personal dedication to public good and continuing since his death in 2020 – he has been an inspiration for the association and its members. In his honor, ARSA regularly recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact in furthering the principles of good government.
“Unfortunately, we are running out of deserving recipients,” Filler said about the award, noting the association’s interest in bestowing it on professionals who knew Weston personally. “But we’re very thankful that some of them, including this year’s recipient, are still around.”
Crowley has been in federal service with the FAA for 35 years. Currently assigned to the Lincoln [Nebraska] Flight Standards District Office, he was a Department of Defense fleet manager before joining the agency in 1990. He has previously received the 2024 Vai Lipsky Integration Team Award from the FAA, which recognized his contribution to integration efforts in the Office of Aviation Safety.
“If you want to thank somebody for the seamless and pleasant experiences you’ve enjoyed working on issues that involve both Flight Standards and Aircraft Certification, talk to Jerry Crowley,” Filler said.
Jerry Crowley, addresses ARSA Annual Conference attendees after receiving the Leo Weston Award, as viewed via the event livestream.
“I’m very undeserving of this award,” Crowley said upon the announcement of his honor. During his time on stage, he reflected on past discussions with ARSA, particularly exploring with its team the “philosophy” behind the aviation safety rules. “The regulations have history behind them, and you have to study the regulations to understand specifically what the original intent was.” Focusing on this intent and then complying with the plain language of the rules are key tenets of ARSA’s advocacy that were informed by Weston’s wisdom.
“One thing Leo always taught me was: ‘Young man, you’re going to meet a lot of people in your aviation career that know a lot about aviation. But you’re never going to meet someone who knows everything about aviation. It’s your responsibility to learn something new every day in your job. If you don’t do that, you’re not doing your job.’ I have lived by that philosophy my entire career.”
That philosophical commitment has made Crowley a valued public servant and trusted partner to the industry in pursuing aviation safety. His recognition with the Weston Award may highlight his achievement and help further the memory of his regulatory mentor, but the real value of Crowley’s commitment to good government is felt every day by both the industry and also the public it serves – whether or not they recognize the value of a humble aviation safety inspector.
For more information about the Weston Award, visit arsa.org/weston-award.
To learn more about ARSA’s Annual Conference which the association will next host March 17-20, 2026, visit arsa.org/conference.
Small Biz Recruitment by Repair Stations
The National Skills Coalition and its partner organization Business Leaders United invite the repair station community to support a study of small and mid-sized business recruiting practices.
The study seeks input from companies employing fewer than 5,000 people regarding candidate skill assessment. NSC is particularly interested in practices like credential review and test administration/competency demonstration. The study’s purpose is to explore how businesses gather information about workers’ skills and the impact of public policies on workforce development and education specific to this information gathering.
Participating entails an informal, 30-minute conversation with NSC study leaders. Participants will not be quoted by name, nor will companies be identified with statements made by their representatives. Interviews will be completed by the end of May and the coalition will publish a short brief with findings by the end of the year.
ARSA encourages members to participate. Aerospace businesses compete for talent with a diverse range of technical, construction, and manufacturing industries, all of which are represented by NSC. It is essential for these studies to consider and reflect the unique challenges facing repair station recruiting efforts.
For more information, click here to review an FAQ document. Contact Jeran Culina at jeranc@nationalskillscoalition.org (and CC ARSA Vice President of Operations Brett Levanto at brett.levanto@arsa.org).
Membership
Symposium Recognition – To a Happy Retirement
The multiple lunches hosted during the Annual Conference provide venues for substantive updates and special presentations. During the Symposium portion of this year’s event, the ARSA’ team paused the day’s content to recognize the career and accomplishments of Lufthansa Technik’s Michael Boegle, who for one more week would be the company’s senior director, Authorities and Management system.
Thursday, March 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Special Presentations
Welcome & Welcome Back – New & Renewing Members
ARSA’s members give the association life – its work on behalf of the maintenance community depends on the commitment of these organizations. Here’s to the companies that joined or renewed in March:
New Members
Aerocopter Component Services Ltd., R01
Cirrus Design Corporation, Assoc
HIGH CLASS MRO INC, R01
Redline Aviation Inc, R01
RexAir Maintenance, LLC, R01
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc., R01
Up North Aerospace Solutions LLC, R01
Returning Members
Accurate Accessories, LLC, R01, 2002
AERO Component Repair, LLC, R01, 2011
AerSale Component Solutions, R04, 2013
Air Spray U.S.A, Inc. dba AirSpray Airtankers, R03, 2023
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services dba PEMCO World Air Services, R06, 2022
Aircraft & Component Technical Services, LLC, dba King Air Nation, R02, 2009
AIRTEC, Inc., R02, 2024
Alirio Aircraft Services Inc. dba 24Jets, R01, 2019
Answers Aerospace Engineering LLC, R01, 2021
Aviation Instruments Repair Specialists (AIRS), Inc., R03, 2022
Cargo Systems, Inc., R01, 1999
Compressed Gas Systems, LLC, R03, 2012
Houston Aircraft Instruments, Inc., R01, 2002
Liebert Aviation, LLC dba Performance Flight, R02, 2023
NORDAM Group LLC-Repair Division, Corp, 1984
PropWorks Propeller Systems, R02, 2021
S3 AeroDefense, LLC, R02, 2010
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, R02, 2010
SONICO, Inc., R02, 1995
Southern Air Repair, Corp., R01, 2016
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., R04, 2005
TAE Aerospace, Inc., R01, 2019
TSA Rewinds Florida, Inc. dba Aircraft Armature Inc. , R02, 2019
WGI, Inc. dba Westfield Gage Company Overhaul and Repair, R03, 2018
World Class Accessory, Inc., R01, 2007
ARSA Survey Closing Soon
On March 30, the final reminder to complete ARSA’s member survey was sent to the primary contacts for companies from which a response had not been received. The message was a reply to the original invite subjected “Invitation to Complete ARSA’s Annual Member Survey” and was sent by Vice President of Operations Brett Levanto.
The survey will close on April 7; ensure the invitation or reminder makes it to your primary contact and gets the attention it deserves.
The association’s annual member survey gathers intelligence on issues facing the international maintenance community. Responses improve ARSA’s services and provide data to support advocacy on behalf of the global aviation industry. Please help by submitting…or stimulating your primary contact to submit on your company’s behalf. (If you don’t know who the primary contact is, or don’t think the invitation got through, we can help.)
Initial response data was referenced during the “What Has ARSA Done Lately” briefing given during the Annual Conference.
Relatively Quick Question – Conference Feedback
As it continues to share its gratitude to all who made the 2025 Annual Conference an incredible success, ARSA asks all who attended to provide feedback about the event. Participant experience helps the association’s team build on what works and improve where possible.
Anyone who did not attend this year’s Conference should (1) save the dates for next year (March 17-20, 2026) and (2) click here to answer another question about what it is you look for in industry events.
Note: The question is displayed in its own, embedded window and covers multiple pages. If the “Next” or “Submit” button is not visible on the screen, you must scroll within the survey window in order to submit your response.
If the embedded survey does not appear/load or if you would prefer to work in a full browser window, open the survey independently by visiting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ARSAAnnualConference.
Click here to see what questions have been asked and answered…and keep a lookout for more.
Resources
ARSA strives to provide resources to educate the general public about the work of the association’s member organizations; should you need to provide a quick reference or introductory overview to the global MRO industry, please utilize AVMRO.ARSA.org.
Careers in Aviation Maintenance
How do you share the industry’s story with the people who could be its future? Teach them about the great work done every day to keep the world in flight. (Even if we can’t recruit somebody, we sure can make them thankful for our work.)
ARSA Member Benefits
From access to industry expertise to growing your own through education and training, ensure your company gets the most out of its investment in ARSA.
U.S. Legislative Action Center
ARSA requests its members’ assistance to keep FAA reauthorization front and center on the congressional agenda and ensure our workforce priorities are included. Please use ARSA’s grassroots action center (sponsored by Aircraft Electric Motors) to send a quick note to your elected representatives in support of our efforts.
Industry Meetings & Events
| Conference | Dates | Location |
| IAQG Meeting Week & 57th General Assembly | 4/7-10/2025 | Brussels, Belgium |
| WATS 2025 – World Aviation Training Summit | 4/7-10/2025 | Orlando, Florida |
| MRO Americas | 4/8-10/2025 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| NBAA Maintenance Conference | 4/29-5/1/2025 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 70th Business Aviation Safety Summit | 5/6-7/2025 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| MRO BEER | 5/14-15/2025 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| ARSA Annual Conference | 3/17-20/2026 | Arlington, Virginia |
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