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thriving today. Read more about this AEA member company's remarkable
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The View From Washington by Ric Peri
Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way

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International News and
Regulatory Updates by Ric Peri

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Beltway Briefing by James A. Hunter

Shutdown Ends, Default Averted

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Member Profile by Christine Knauer

SIL Aviation Serves Greater Good in
Papua, New Guinea

Trig Avionics Ltd. by Scott M. Spangler
Responding to Opportunity's Beacon

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Avionics News Through the Years
by Avionics News Staff

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Member Profile by Christine Knauer

Managing Editor
Jeff Kirchhoff

Aeronautical Engineers Australia Specializes in
Turnkey Solutions

Avotek Publishes New AET Study Guide

Nearly $60 Million of Avionics Inventory Available for
AEA Members to Buy and Sell

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Circulation Manager
Katie Ryser

Civil UAVs by John D. Ruley

Senior Writers

Coming - but not soon - to Airspace Near You

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Business Basics by Greg Laslo

Drained Down: Avoid Demotivating a Perfectly
Good Employee

AEA Newsmakers at NBAA Convention
by Dave Higdon

Bullish, Barely, but Avionics Makers Stride Onward

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What's New
The Source for Updates on AEA Members

EEDirect by Christine Knauer

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Want to be Found ... and be Legal?
Only 406 MHz ELTs Currently Meet Both Goals

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by Dave Higdon

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A Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke

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