Congressional leadership announced that a deal has been reached to move forward on a multiyear Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill in February. Under the agreement, the House and Senate will enact a short-term extension of VISION-100 to give congressional negotiators some time to finalize a final conference report. Final House and Senate passage is expected in the coming weeks. Stay tuned as details of the final legislation unfold.
The FAA has engaged industry to help review AC 43.13-1B Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and Repair that is applicable to aircraft inspection and repair. The AC primarily supports…
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On June 20, ARSA learned of the publication of change 10 to the Maintenance Annex Guidance between the FAA and EASA, which is issued under bilateral agreement between the United…
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On June 17, ARSA and the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) jointly submitted a rewrite of the FAA’s Draft Order 8130.21J, “Completion of FAA Form 8130-3 under 14 CFR part 21.”…
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ARSA Executive Vice President Christian Klein joined global aviation regulators and industry leaders in Cologne the week of June 9 for the annual EASA-FAA Safety Conference. Klein attended to present…
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STC holders should take advantage of summertime opportunities to highlight FAA oversight issues to government auditors.
Congress’ May 2024 reauthorization of the FAA, required the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector…
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