<p>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.</p>


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<p>Etirc Aviation chairman and former Eclipse Aviation chairman Roel Pieper will have to produce records of properties that he owns, according to an order issued by the New York State Supreme Court. The order is the result of a subpoena for those documents from the Alfred E. Mann Living Trust. Alfred Mann was one of Eclipse Aviation’s largest investors, and Pieper and Mann had each agreed to provide $10 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to help keep Eclipse running after the Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, until Pieper could come up with the necessary funds to buy the company. Pieper was unable to raise the money and also allegedly reneged on his half of the $20 million of DIP funds. Mann’s legal actions seek to recoup the $10 million that he put up for Pieper. The judge’s order calls for Pieper to reveal details of any real estate he owns, including mortgage information and attempts to sell those properties. Pieper is also required to produce documents regarding “any assets you have transferred to any trusts established for your children within the last five years.”</p>


Roel Pieper Ordered To Produce Property Documents

Etirc Aviation chairman and former Eclipse Aviation chairman Roel Pieper will have to produce records of properties that he owns, according to an order iss

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