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.

Pentastar Develops iPad Yoke Mount For Bizjets

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

Strat Fuel Offers Fuel Discounts to Charter Operators

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

AgustaWestland Taps P&WC, Rockwell Collins and BAE for AW609 Civil Tiltrotor

Cygnus Device Connects iPads to Flight Simulators

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.

Gulfstream holds the number one spot for jets. Mitsubishi retains the top spot for turboprops, with Pilatus taking the top slot for newer turboprops.

Product Support Survey 2012 Part 1: Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet Aerodynamic Design Frozen

Cessna Unveils New Caravan, Diesel 182 at EAA AirVenture

In February, 2011 the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive calling for removal of chemical oxygen generators from airplane lavatories, or emptying the gen

AIN Blog: Pull 'Em Out, Put 'Em Back In (Make Up Your Mind!)

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.

Camp Expansion on Track with Avtrak Buy

Nordam Agrees To Fine for China Bribery Case

Arsa Sees Little Chance of Mx Bill Passage

SkyBooks Splits Software Into Flight Ops and Mx Modules

FAA Proposes Mx Penalties Against Airlines

Hartzell Offers Alternative 100-amp Alternator

Hawkers Can Roll At West Star

Bruce’s Custom Covers Donates Auction Items

Banyan Receives STC for Aspire Wi-Fi on Gulfstreams

Dukes Chooses Quality Aircraft as Exclusive Pump Overhauler

Garmin Introduces ADS-B, Weather Radar Systems

Hertzler Brothers Sell Avtrak to Camp Systems

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.

FAA Extends Comment Period For Medical Exemption

Garmin Unveils GPS/Glonass Receiver for Mobile Devices

Arinc Direct iPad App Gets Major Upgrade

Rockwell Collins Targeting Air Transport Segment With New Technology

Essential news and analysis from the defense aerospace sector. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs in military aircraft, engines, and avionics.

T-6C Chases Trainer Deals As Light Attack AT-6 Awaits U.S. Air Force Rethink

CMC Offers Hands-on Demos Of Touchscreen Cockpit 4000 Display

TE’s CeeLok Offers Faster Ethernet Connection

Luma LEDs Offer Long-lasting Panel Lights

Sagetech Joins ADS-B iPad Arena

OpenAirplane Solves Rental Checkout Dilemma

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.