Airline engineering, maintenance and materiel (EM&M) organizations within each airline ensure the proper maintenance and availability of airliners and all-cargo airplanes, enabling airlines to provide safe passenger and cargo transportation services. Under the direction of the Engineering, Maintenance and Materiel Council (EMMC), the ATA staff provides liaison between airlines and regulatory authorities, and coordination among manufacturers, suppliers, and airlines, to facilitate meeting these objectives.
ATA Engineering, Maintenance & Materiel Council
Members - EMMC members typically are vice presidents of maintenance, engineering, technical operations, or corresponding positions of airlines that are ATA members.
( ATA members CLICK HERE for member site )
Mission - The EMMC maintains close liaison with FAA leadership to serve as the premier source of advice, coordination, and consensus-based leadership for public policies pertaining to airline engineering and maintenance, to include safety, airworthiness, reliability, and cost effectiveness aspects.
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TSA Aircraft Repair Station NPRM Published in November 18, 2009 Federal Register.
The Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, published the proposed rule "Aircraft Repair Station Security" in the November 18, 2009 Federal Register. Comments are due January 19, 2010.
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AD Aviation Rulemaking Committee.
The FAA Administrator chartered an AD (airworthiness directive) Compliance Review Team to assess questions of compliance underlying a number of flight cancellations in the spring of 2008. ATA and certain member airlines were on the Team, and we look forward to participating on a public Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) that FAA will form to review and implement the Team's recommendaitons. The report is expected to show a path to the “sweet spot” for determining compliance as envisioned by the Secretary of Transportation.
Regulatory Outlook - A summary of ongoing regulatory activity of specific interest to airline EM&M organizations.
SAE International Activities
SAE committees provide opportunities for airlines to participate in the development of standards applicable to airline technical operations. |
- MRO 2010 - The "MRO" is the premier exhibition and trade show for the commercial aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul industry, including manufacturers, suppliers, and airlines. The ATA and Aviation Week Magazine have partnered since 2001 to present this annual "must attend" event scheduled next for April 20-22, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ.
- In conjunction with each MRO, the EMMC presents the annual "Nuts and Bolts" awards. Each year since 1967, the EMMC has presented two leaders in commercial aviation with this honor. These prestigious awards, one for an airline notable and another for a leader in an organization that supports the industry, recognize sustained, outstanding services and contributions to airline engineering and maintenance.
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2009 NDT Forum- The 2009 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Forum was held September 21-24, 2009, in Atlanta, GA. As part of this annual forum, ATA presented the
2009 Better Way Award in recognition of a government-industry team that developed and applied a technique, process, or policy advancing NDT technology used to safely maintain aircraft. To view the 2009 Forum technical presentations, click HERE.
- FAA/ATA Human factors Symposium The 2008 Symposium was conducted in Orlando, FL, from September 3-4. The symposium advances the safety of commercial aviation through improved management of human factors.
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