2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Avinode Spots Jump in Asia Charter Market

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Embraer Logs Another Lineage 1000 Sale In China

As Business Aviation Grows in China, So Too Does ABACE

Pilatus PC-12NG Shows Off High-altitude Capabilities En Route To ABACE

Embraer Logs Lineage 1000 Bizliner Order at ABACE 2013

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Signature Opens TechnicAir Subsidiary at IAD

Immaculate Flight Acquires Pro Guard Aircraft Detailing

Garmin Pilot Switches To Dynamic Maps

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

FAA Changes Alternate Airport GPS Policy

Stratus ADS-B Receiver Turns On Traffic Feature

AIN Blog: Why So Much Simulation?

Clairity Portable ADS-B Receivers Debut at Sun ’n Fun

Garmin’s New G3X Making Big Push into Experimental Market

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Ikarus Flight Sim Makes Flying Fun

Terrain And Obstacles Added In ForeFlight V5

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Universal’s UniLink Passes Helicopter Tests

IRS Meetings May Ease Part 91 FET Burden

First Customer Phenom 300 Delivered From Melbourne

WingX Shares Flight Plans Without Internet

Congressman Johnson Receives Legislative Excellence Award

No Need For Database Recordkeeping, AEA Clarifies

J.P. Morgan Sees Slow Start To First Quarter

Subscription-based Airline to Launch in Los Angeles

Satcom Direct Conference Answers Satellite Questions

New FAA Rule Makes Automatic Database Updates a Breeze

In The Works: Cirrus Aircraft Vision SF50

AIN Blog: Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Disruptors of Aviation

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Heli-Expo ’13: Big Orders Dominate

Universal Avionics Now Offers Extended Warranty Program

Avionics Sales Hit $6.3B in 2012, Says AEA

Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.