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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Jeppesen ForeFlight has incorporated safety management system (SMS) software into its flight-planning ecosystem to help small and midsize business aviation operators add an SMS to their operations. Demonstrations of ForeFlight SMS are available this week at the company’s NBAA-BACE exhibit.&nbsp;
ForeFlight SMS features tools for hazard reporting, risk assessment, corrective and preventive action management, internal audits, and safety performance visibility, according to Jeppesen ForeFlight. Users can report hazards, incidents, near collisions, and accidents via the web, on the ForeFlight Mobile app, or with a QR code.&nbsp;
An ICAO-based risk matrix enables evaluation of baseline and residual risk, and operators can monitor risks in a single risk register and track hazards through to resolution. Operators can assign, track, and verify corrective and preventive actions, with scheduled checks to confirm their effectiveness.
ForeFlight SMS also enables internal auditing with customizable checklists and creates a dashboard for safety visibility into top hazards, open corrective actions, and overall safety status.&nbsp;
Included in the SMS subscription, ForeFlight’s flight risk assessment tool (FRAT) shares data with the SMS, “allowing pre-flight risk assessment data to flow into the same safety ecosystem,” according to the company.
“ForeFlight SMS was built to give small and mid-size operators an easier way to manage safety without adding complexity,” said Jeppesen ForeFlight chief product officer Tim Schuetze. “By connecting safety workflows with the operational data already captured in ForeFlight, operators can spend less time managing disconnected systems and more time managing risk.”

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