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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Floating Fleet AI is expanding the availability of its scheduling, crew assignment, and crew rostering software from private operators to airlines and corporate flight departments. The software is designed to help operators “improve operational efficiency, reduce manual scheduling work, and make better real-time decisions,” according to the White Plains, New York-based company.
With a focus on optimizing complex scheduling scenarios, Floating Fleet AI continuously evaluates aircraft availability, crew constraints, customer demand, maintenance requirements, and operational disruptions. Crew rostering, a new feature in the software, is “designed to balance operational efficiency with crew quality-of-life considerations,” the company said.&nbsp;With Floating Fleet AI’s scheduling and planning solutions, operators can manage costs while improving efficiency and increasing revenue.
“Private aviation has some of the industry’s most complex scheduling environments, which made it the ideal proving ground for our technology,” said Roger Zhan, founder and CEO of Floating Fleet AI. “Our goal is simple: help operators make faster, smarter, and more resilient scheduling decisions.”

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