Announcement Carries Serious Controversy

The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) tells ANN that it has reached an agreement to unveil a new, high-profile racing class organization at the 50th annual National Championship Air Races this September. Headquartered in northern Nevada, the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) has been formed to take the place of the previous Unlimited Racing Division of the National Air Racing Group.

Rule Has Been Under A 90-Day Examination Period By OMB

ARSA says the TSA once again failed to meet its deadline to finalize the repair station security rule, expected by Thursday. TSA’s inaction means the FAA still faces a moratorium on certificating foreign aviation repair stations, an issue for the industry since 2008.

Protoplanet Is Forming Some 7.5 Billion Miles From Its Star

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion miles away from its star, a finding that may challenge current theories about planet formation.

Twenty-Six Of The Phenomena Identified Over The Past 13 Years In Andromeda

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered an unprecedented bonanza of black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy, one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way. Using more than 150 Chandra observations, spread over 13 years, researchers identified 26 black hole candidates, the largest number to date, in a galaxy outside our own.

All Navy Museums To Be Closed On Mondays Due To Sequestration

The Navy said Friday will close the museums it operates, to absorb reductions resulting from the announced federal furlough, one day a week beginning the week of July 8 until further notice. Among them is the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL.

One-Hundred-Thousand Hours Of Sim Training Logged

Helisim celebrated the 100,000th hour milestone for flight simulator sessions with international customers on Thursday, marking a key milestone in its training of pilots on Eurocopter helicopters that directly contributes to the safety of operators worldwide.

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“Time after time TSA misses its deadlines and the only ones paying the price are aviation maintenance companies seeking to expand internationally. We have maintained from the beginning that mandating repair station security rules were a solution in search of a problem. TSA’s inaction after nearly a decade shows that security was never truly an issue.” Source: A. Klein, ARSA’s Executive Vice President, following the news that the TSA once again failed to meet its deadline to finalize the repair station security rule. TSA’s inaction means the FAA still faces a moratorium on certificating foreign aviation repair stations, an issue for the industry since 2008.

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