Products & Services for Regulatory Compliance

ARSA’s publication, the hotline, is the leading newsletter on aircraft maintenance regulation. Each month, it reports on the latest FAA rules and guidance material, legislation and international aviation developments. The newsletter is available only to members and federal employees. The ten-year collection of Legal Briefs as published in the hotline is available at a member discount.

ARSA Train to Gain programs guide you through the maze of regulatory requirements. ARSA instructors have trained thousands of industry and government employees in FAA-approved courses including Model Training Program, Complying with the New Part 145, Preparing for an FAA Audit, Regulation 101: Law for the Aviation Professional and Regulation 201: Aviation Law for the International Business. Members receive substantial tuition discounts.

The Annual Repair Symposium helps you learn directly from industry experts and national aviation authorities, the FAA, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and other agency representatives. The Symposium convenes each spring in the Washington, D.C. area. Members receive substantial registration discounts.

Members receive fast-break guidance material and legislative bulletins via E-mail. These messages direct you to time-sensitive documents and alert you to developments in the FAA and Congress that warrant your participation.

Members use ARSA as an instant resource for answering regulatory compliance questions. ARSA’s staff and members are experienced in every facet of aviation maintenance. Members frequently assist the Association’s staff on technical matters.

Members are eligible to receive a reduced rate on fees from the law firm of Obadal, Filler, MacLeod & Klein, P.L.C. if they are ever in need of legal assistance.

Collectively, the Association’s professional staff has more than 50 years of experience working in and representing all aspects of the civil aviation industry. ARSA also offers practical advice on how the regulations interact with other legal obligations such as contracts, employment law, export regulations, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), proprietary rights and criminal law.

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Pro-Active Government Relations

ARSA testifies before the Congress and represents the interests of independent aircraft maintenance and alteration facilities before the FAA, the NTSB, and other federal agencies. The Association is a resource to national news media and the aviation trade press on critical issues that affect maintenance.

ARSA is working to ensure that the FAA enforces its existing rules that require manufacturers to make continued airworthiness data available to maintenance providers for a fair and reasonable price. Repair stations worldwide backed the Association’s legislative proposal to ensure maintenance manual availability.

ARSA’s experience allows us to draft documents for the FAA’s consideration under the rulemaking process. We focus on difficult issues that require the involvement and approval of the FAA’s Flight Standards and Aircraft Certification Services. The FAA has adopted many of ARSA’s proposals because they resolved longstanding agency and industry concerns.

As the only association devoted to the unique regulatory needs of civil aviation maintenance, ARSA helps the FAA to develop guidance, policy and interpretations that are clear, concise and consistent, and applied uniformly to all similarly situated companies and individuals.

Join the Association by completing the online membership application. Or download this PDF flyer, with membership application, suitable for printing.