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December 01, 2016

Airborne 12.01.16: New SecTrans, Trio NextGen Autopilot, WTO v Boeing

Also: Solar Flight, SAFE, Predator B, Delta Requires 'Civility', ISS-RapidScat, UPS Dispute, airBaltic CS300

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elaine Chao, the former Labor Secretary, to be the Secretary of Transportation in his administration. Chao is the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Prior to taking the Labor Department post, Chao was deputy secretary of transportation under the second President Bush. Trio Avionics, longtime manufacturer of autopilots for the Experimental-Amateur-Built aircraft market, is working with the FAA and a team of industry leaders to develop a supplemental type certificate for its Pro Pilot Autopilot in the Cessna 172 and 182, with other type certificated, production models to follow. The STC Group is seeking approval for the S

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Midland International Air & Space Port Receives Dream Chaser Spacecraft Compatible Landing Site Designation

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Awards Mars Maps To Educators Worldwide

Buzz Aldrin's ShareSpace Foundation has gifted dozens of deserving educational organizations in the United States and abroad with one of its limited- availability Giant Destination Mars Maps and accompanying curriculum. Recipients were selected through a national essay contest for interested educators held by ShareSpace Foundation in July and August.

German Team Vying For The Google Lunar XPRIZE

Seattle-based Spaceflight has picked up another client in the race to claim the Google Lunar XPRIZE. German contender PT Scientists has reportedly struck a deal with Spaceflight to carry its lander to the moon.