Matt Thurber
Editor-in-Chief
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&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.
Latest from Matt Thurber
Aircraft
Adam A700 on track for certification this year
Adam Aircraft is getting closer to the major milestone of FAA certification of the A700 very light jet and last month reported receiving its first Type Ins
FBOs
DAE finds buyer for Landmark FBO chain
Encore FBO and private-equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner on November 22 entered a joint definitive agreement to acquire Landmark Aviation’s FBOs from Dubai Ae
Charter & Fractional
Pogo Jet Reveals Deployment Details
In a December 13 amendment to Pogo Jet’s S-1 registration statement for its initial public stock offering, the company provided more information about its
FBOs
Encore, GTCR Get a Landmark Deal
Encore FBO and private-equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner announced late yesterday that they entered a joint definitive agreement to acquire Landmark Aviation’
FBOs
Cutter PHX offers new amenities
Cutter Aviation celebrated the opening of the new crew lounge and flight-planning/business center at its FBO at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
FBOs
FBO Profile: Maguire Aviation
Up-and-coming FBO company Maguire Aviation is now the largest leaseholder at Van Nuys Airport in Southern California, having bought the former Million Air
FBOs
Avitat Boca gets new owner
Hamid Hashemi’s LAH Aviation Holdings purchased Avitat Boca Raton from Muvico Theaters on October 30.
FBOs
Signature adds FBO in Florida
In addition to buying Carolina Air Center on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island in September, Signature Flight Support has also purchased Marathon Flight
FBOs
New Arcadia hangars completed
Arcadia Aviation’s new 23,000-sq-ft hangar facility at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg, W.Va., was finished in the middle of last mon
FBOs
Tac Air adds 12th FBO
FBO chain Tac Air now owns 12 FBOs, having purchased the Southern Jet FBO at Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU).
FBOs
Elliott builds FBO at DSM
Elliott Aviation is building a new $8 million FBO to replace its existing facility at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).
Aircraft
In The Works: Bombardier Learjet NXT
New on the In The Works list this month is Bombardier’s latest midsize jet, the Learjet NXT.
Aircraft
In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
ATG’s Javelin program has entered a challenging period, a time when the company is ready to move forward with the program but does not have the resources t
Aircraft
In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn
Grob Aerospace chief test pilot Tore Reimers and test pilot Peter Weger made the first flight in the number three SPn carbon-fiber light jet on October 29.
Aircraft
The VLJ Effect
We’re now in year two of the great “onslaught” of the very light jet, and soon these small two- and one-engine turbine-powered airplanes will be “darkening
Training and Workforce
Web courses expand ice-training options
In the northern hemisphere, it’s that time of year again, when clouds are full of ice and it’s time to dust off those icing training manuals and relearn th
Airports
DVD looks more closely at Van Nuys
If you liked One Six Right, the documentary about Van Nuys Airport with awesome flying sequences set to inspiring music, you’ll enjoy the new companion DVD
Regulations and Government
FAA initiates overhaul of current notam system
There is general agreement that the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (notam) system is a conduit for often confusing information of marginal value and hopelessly wed
Aircraft
Bombardier teases details of Learjet NXT
For the past four years, Bombardier designers have worked on a variety of design concepts for new airplanes.
Charter & Fractional
$10 million civil penalty ends TAG, FAA dispute
The FAA and TAG Aviation USA have settled “all matters” between them in an agreement that calls for TAG Aviation USA and its Swiss parent, TAG Aviation Hol
Security
General aviation faces tougher security rules
Homeland security experts are considering new measures to tighten security for general aviation operators as part of an ongoing attempt to prepare for unkn
Arinc bringing Acars to Middle East expansion
Arinc is increasing its investments in Middle East aviation infrastructure, including a major expansion of the company’s GlobalLink Acars VHF air-to-ground
FBOs
Touching Bases FBO profile: FBO provides a fuel stop for southbound U.S. pilots
Pilots looking for an alternative for clearing U.S.
FBOs
Touching Bases: Wilson Air fuel trucks tally pounds/gallons
Always looking for new ways to serve customers, Wilson Air Center founder Robert Wilson came up with the idea to modify fuel trucks so that they can displa
FBOs
Touching BAses: Jetscape eyeing expansion
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport FBO Jetscape Services has secured new investments that will help it launch and develop a chain of FBOs.
FBOs
Touching Bases: Phoenix rises to serve
operators in the PACIFIC RIM Phoenix Fuel has formed Phoenix Japan Aviation Group, based at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, to provide ground-handling services fo
