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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The Equipment Leasing &amp; Financing Foundation has released the results of a survey of financing experts, “to reveal and analyze the collective thinking of business aircraft lenders, lessors and investors (financiers) about the future of their industry in 2013 through 2016.” In general, “Financiers think the worst effects of the recession and financial crisis in 2008 are behind them and that business is picking up.” The report concludes, “business aircraft will gain altitude in 2013 through 2016 and ultimately ascend to an active (if not robust) transactions market during that period.”

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