2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

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

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.

Eclipse Selects Lexavia EVS Sensor

AIN Blog: Regulations Have Consequences

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

Training Reg Interpretation May Ground Charter Operators

EASA Report Paves Way for iPad Approval in Europe

iPad mini Poised For Rapid Pilot Adoption

X-Plane HUD Simulator Turns Pilots into HUD Heroes

NBAA 2012 Shines Despite Weather Woes

Arinc Direct App Lets Passengers Call Via Own Phones

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.

West Coast Maintenance Grows as HBC Exits Markets

FAA, Industry Working To Fix Part 135 Training Issue

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

FlyRealHUDs Plug-in Turns X-Plane Into a HUD Sim

AIN Blog: A Valuable Learning Experience at FlightSafety Long Beach

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Charter Operators Face Grounding Over Training Issue

EASA Board Paves Way For iPad EFB Approval

Owner Objects to HBC Warranty Cancellation Plan

Draft FAA Advisory Circular Should Clarify HUD Installations

iPad mini: the New Cockpit Backup Device?

Tamarack Active Winglets Offer Weight-saving Aerodynamic Improvements

Garmin Grows Avionics Offerings for Large Aircraft

Mid-Continent Unveils Standby Attitude Module

Tablet Team Developing Flight Data for iPad Apps

Cessna Releases Citation Performance iPad App

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

FBO Profile: Castle & Cooke Aviation Van Nuys

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.

Avgas Issues Will Take Time To Resolve

Skybox Turns Bizjet Cabins Into AVOD Environs

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

SMS Now Available From Universal Weather

Mid-Continent Standby Attitude Module Takes A Tiny Amount of Panel Space

Monterrey Facility Adds More Capability for Hawker Beechcraft Factory Service

WingX Adds GPWS, X-Plane Compatibility

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.

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Eclipse Selects Lexavia EVS Sensor

AIN Blog: Regulations Have Consequences

Training Reg Interpretation May Ground Charter Operators

EASA Report Paves Way for iPad Approval in Europe

iPad mini Poised For Rapid Pilot Adoption

X-Plane HUD Simulator Turns Pilots into HUD Heroes

NBAA 2012 Shines Despite Weather Woes

Arinc Direct App Lets Passengers Call Via Own Phones

West Coast Maintenance Grows as HBC Exits Markets

FAA, Industry Working To Fix Part 135 Training Issue

FlyRealHUDs Plug-in Turns X-Plane Into a HUD Sim

AIN Blog: A Valuable Learning Experience at FlightSafety Long Beach

Charter Operators Face Grounding Over Training Issue

EASA Board Paves Way For iPad EFB Approval

Owner Objects to HBC Warranty Cancellation Plan

Draft FAA Advisory Circular Should Clarify HUD Installations

iPad mini: the New Cockpit Backup Device?

Tamarack Active Winglets Offer Weight-saving Aerodynamic Improvements

Garmin Grows Avionics Offerings for Large Aircraft

Mid-Continent Unveils Standby Attitude Module

Tablet Team Developing Flight Data for iPad Apps

Cessna Releases Citation Performance iPad App

Cessna Releases Citation Performance iPad App

FBO Profile: Castle & Cooke Aviation Van Nuys

Avgas Issues Will Take Time To Resolve

Skybox Turns Bizjet Cabins Into AVOD Environs

SMS Now Available From Universal Weather

Mid-Continent Standby Attitude Module Takes A Tiny Amount of Panel Space

Monterrey Facility Adds More Capability for Hawker Beechcraft Factory Service

WingX Adds GPWS, X-Plane Compatibility

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