On Feb. 9, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association confirmed participation of FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson as keynote speaker for its 2021 Annual Conference. Dickson will address the event's online participants on March 11, kicking off the regulatory and business content that forms the backbone of the association's traditional Annual Repair Symposium.

In addition to Dickson, the complete Conference agenda covers four days of executive branch briefings, grassroots legislative advocacy and compliance-focused content. Confirmed speakers include other representatives from the FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, ANAC Brazil and the UK CAA; ARSA's team is coordinating with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to fill out a packed international slate of "Opening Salvo" participants.

The event begins with the Executive to Executive Briefings on March 9.