C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has enhanced support for ATR operators with an increase in the manufacturing of Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts for aircraft. Most recently C&L formed a partnership with a manufacturer to become the exclusive distributor of a PMA part alternative for a Rear Tail Cone Lens assembly for the ATR aircraft. C&L Aerospace has been providing more parts, support programs, and offerings for ATR operators for several years.
Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) is an approval granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the manufacturer company of aircraft parts. The Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) holding manufacturers are permitted to make replacement parts for aircraft, even though they may not have been the original manufacturer of the aircraft. Parts produced under an FAA PMA have approved parts.
“C&L is not only focused on supplying new, repaired, and overhauled material to our ATR customers, but we’re always listening to and working on products that benefit our customers,” said Warrick Hood, Senior Vice President, C&L Aerospace. “C&L customers identified the ATR Rear Tail Cone Lens as a part with supply, quality, and economic concerns and we developed a solution to address all these concerns,” he further added.