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F R O M R I C P E R I A EA V I C E P R ES I D E N T O F G OV E R N M E N T & I N D U ST RY A F FA I RS

The Aircraft Electronics Association’s international membership continues to grow. Currently, the AEA represents avionics businesses in more than 40 countries throughout the world. To better serve the needs of the AEA’s international membership, the “International News and Regulatory Updates” section of Avionics News offers a greater focus on international regulatory activity, international industry news and an international “Frequently Asked Questions” column to help promote standardization. If you have comments about this section, send emails to avionicsnews@aea.net.

News & Regulatory Updates
FAA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Part 145 Rewrite
On Aug. 17, the Federal Aviation Administration announced an extension of the comment period for its notice of proposed rulemaking that was published on May 21, which is a proposed rewrite of Part 145. The original deadline for the comment period was set for Aug. 20, but it has now been extended to Nov. 19. Recently, the Aircraft Electronics Association joined with other associations in Washington, D.C., to put forward a unified voice and requested an extension to this critical and wide-ranging proposal regarding how AEA members operate their repair station businesses. The extension was granted and announced in the Federal Register. This proposal makes wholesale changes to the avionics industry with potentially damaging and
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costly repercussions. As reported earlier, the agency proposes to remove radio and instrument ratings and allow airframe-rated repair stations to work on radio and instrument components with questionable qualifications. In addition, the proposal eliminates many of the currently utilized opportunities for mobile maintenance operations. To read the entire NPRM, visit www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-0521/pdf/2012-11984.pdf. To help understand the scope of the FAA’s proposed significant and potentially damaging rewrite of Part 145, the AEA has published a comparative analysis of the proposed changes to current regulatory language. To read the AEA’s comparative analysis, visit www.aea. net/governmentaffairs/pdf/ FAAProposed145Comparison. pdf. The yellow highlighted portions of the comparative analysis indicate the distinct differences between the proposed changes and current regulatory language. The AEA has played host to three webinars on this proposal. Each of the webinars is available on the member’s-only section of the AEA website.

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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/pdf/2012-11984.pdf http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/PDF/2012-11984.pdf http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FAAProposed145Comparison.pdf http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FAAProposed145Comparison.pdf http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FAAProposed145Comparison.pdf http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FAAProposed145Comparison.pdf

Avionics News October 2012

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