The FAA has distributed Flight Standards Handbook Bulletin for Airworthiness (HBAW) 06-05, “Air Carrier’s Outsource Maintenance Provider Oversight Responsibilities (Certificated Repair Stations/Noncertificated Facilities).” The bulletin (.pdf), aimed at FAA inspectors, addresses seven recommendations made in a December 2005 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report (number AV-2006-031) on air carriers’ use of non-certificated maintenance sources (NCMS). The recommendations focused on three areas of concern:
The bulletin became effective on October 20, 2006.
There’s a lot of love in the FAA reauthorization bill unveiled April 29. House and Senate negotiators have worked for months to craft a compromise based on legislation passed last…
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On April 26, the FAA published to the Federal Register its new rule expanding Safety Management Systems (SMS) requirements to all operators of commuter and on-demand service and commercial air…
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ARSA has been approached by a government contractor preparing a Commercialization Readiness Assessment Report for a product developed through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The product being assessed…
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On March 14, ARSA Executive Director…
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On April 8, ARSA and four other industry trade associations commented on an FAA notice of proposed rulemaking to consolidate the many falsification sections across 14 CFR into a single…
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