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ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the new headquarters of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to talk with AEA president, Paula Derks, about of number of things as the AEA heads for its International Convention and Trade Show to be held in Dallas, TX from April 8 through the 11th this year. In this video, Jim is talking with Derks about the challenges facing the avionics industry in 2015 as it relates to the year 2020 mandates for ADS-B out.

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"To do this we’re working towards the vision of creating the world's first commercial spaceline and operating a fleet of vehicles. Our second spaceship is being built and tested by our wholly-owned sister organisation, The Spaceship Company; and together we are making any modifications or improvements that we feel are necessary to improve the safety of the vehicle. The spaceship is being worked on and will be operated by a strong team of stand-out professionals who are committed to helping us persevere and ultimately succeed." Source: Writing on the company blog, Sir Richard Branson comments on the state of Virgin Galactic.