Partsbase, an online business-to-business parts locator service for the aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has acquired PMA Parts Finder (PPF). For the past 10 years the PMA Parts Finder computer program has been locating PMA parts and their holders. The output of the program can be directed to screen view or printed lists, machine-readable data files or, in the case of PMA holders, to address labels or mail merge data documents. Data and merge export documents can be imported into other programs for creation of mass mailings or other purposes. The system is one of the most comprehensive collections of PMA parts available. PPF starts with the FAA database but it requires “extensive cleaning to be usable and is typically incomplete due to approval process delays,” the company said. PPF then supplements the FAA’s database by collecting information directly from PMA parts producers and other Internet sources. The end result is access to detailed information that, compared with the current material from the FAA alone, is more complete and searchable by part number, descriptions, aircraft, engine and PMA holder. Under Partsbase, the new combined product is being called Partsbase PMA Market Research Tool.
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