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ARSA Questions Issuance of PMA for “Consumables”

In an Oct. 28, 2011 letter, ARSA Executive Director Sarah MacLeod questioned an FAA “policy” regarding issuing Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMA) for “consumables.” ARSA’s concern spawned from an FAA-issued PMA…Read More

FAA Issues Draft Policy on ICA Restrictions

On Oct. 6, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a draft policy regarding the availability of instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA). The agency outlines what it believes are inappropriate restrictive…Read More

FAA Continues to Deny Economic Impact of Drug and Alcohol Testing Rule

In a final Regulatory Flexibility Determination published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reasserted its claim that the 2006 drug and alcohol testing…Read More

Court to Monitor FAA’s RFA Compliance

ARSA’s recent challenge regarding the FAA’s failure to perform a court mandated Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) analysis of its 2006 drug and alcohol rules has opened a new chapter. On…Read More

Court Sides with ARSA: Commands FAA to Show Cause

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, March 2, 2011 – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to explain why the court should…Read More
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