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COMPLEX PART TRANSACTIONS

COULD BE ENDANGERED BY

NO-DEAL BREXIT

By Henry Canaday

Aviation attorney
sees problem with
some repairs if the

UK leaves the EU
with a No-Deal
Brexit

negotiate a new deal nor will it extend the But “things could fall apart in third-party

October deadline further. And Johnson relationships,” Dickstein warned. For exam-

he selection of Boris Johnson as campaigned on not accepting the previ- ple, there are about 1,700 EASA-certified

TConservati ve prime minister for ously negotiated deal. So Dickstein thinks a repair stations in the US.

England alters somewhat, but perhaps not no-deal Brexit is likely in any case. “They must follow MAG [Maintenance

decisively, the prospects for Brexit, accord- Fortunately, aviation regulators have Annex Guidance] and can’t take UK parts.”

ing to Jason Dickstein, aviation lawyer and been planning for how Brexit affects US-UK It thus seems US repair stations working

president of the Modification and Replace- relations and how it will affect UK and Euro- on US aircraft will be able to take UK-cer-

ment Parts Association (MARPA). pean Union relations. tified parts, but not when these same

Regulators and aftermarket companies have The FAA and UK CAA have already nego- repair stations are working on components

been preparing for Brexit for a awhile, but tiated two agreements, one for a no-deal for EU-registered aircraft, because the
Brexit and one for a negotiated Brexit.

Dickstein thinks some essential MRO and part MAG will not be updated to reflect the
These two agreements are ready for

transactions are still vulnerable to interruption. signature and implementation as soon as it post-Brexit environment.

“There will thus be a period when simple
The first question is whether there is a

THE ORIGINAL is clear which way the exit will occur. transactions can go through, but more

negotiated exit of the UK from the Europe-

an Union or a no-deal, hard exit. The EU has recognised that the UK’s depar- complex transaction could get hung up,”

“If they get a deal, that is better for avia- ture from the Union poses real problems for Dickstein advised.

aircraft aftermarkets, so it has agreed to allow

Many claim originality, but there is always only one true pioneer. In designing the PC-12 The problem has been brought to the

tion,” Dickstein said. “But it is important to

a grace period during which UK CAA certifica-

plan for the worst case, no deal.”
our objective was to create the world’s most versatile, high performance, efficient and attention of FAA, but the US agency has

tion of parts will be accepted in the EU.
been busy with so many other problems,
Dickstein advises keeping an eye on John-

In addition, some UK MROs like Aeroco have
no solution has been found yet.
safe aircraft and back it up with the highest level of service. Today, with over 1,600 aircraft
son and the queen for a leading indicator for

received EASA certification so their repairs will
this question. The new prime minister may And Dickstein said the EASA is not

not be affected by Brexit. So far, so good.
in operation, our commitment is just as strong as when the first PC-12 was delivered. allowed to negotiate a solution until Brexit

ask the queen for a prorogation of parlia-

ment, essentially ending one parliamentary actually happens, which may be too late to
At Pilatus, we succeed by helping our customers succeed. How’s that for an original idea?
avoid difficulties.
session before the next one. The queen would

face some tricky constitutional questions in
Step up to the “Pilatus Class” now. “They are doing all they can legally, but

deciding whether to prorogue parliament at their hands are tied by EU law . . . There

Johnson’s request. But if Johnson asks and the may be some aircraft grounded because
queen delivers a prorogation, Dickstein said they can’t get the right parts with the right

www.pilatus-aircraft.com documents.” Q
that probably means a hard Brexit will happen
with no deal by October 31. Article courtesy: https://www.mro-

The EU has repeatedly said it will not network.com/safety-regulatory
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