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
Pre-owned Market Solid for Eclipse 500s
While most business jet manufacturers rarely announce how many airplanes they have built before providing quarterly shipment numbers to the General Aviatio
Aircraft
Eclipse 500 nears full avionics functionality
Eclipse Aviation is expecting to achieve two major certification goals–flight-into-known-icing and EASA certification–for the EA-500 very light jet by July
Adam buyer focuses on A700 jet
Now that AAI Acquisition has purchased the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft, the number-two priority is to finish the FAA certification process for the A70
Aircraft
With MSJ and MLJ launch, Embraer expands bizjet line
Embraer is fulfilling its April 2005 promise “to invest heavily in business aviation,” with the formal launch of two new midsize jets that fit between the
Airports
FAA Congestion Pricing a ‘Bad Idea,’ NBAA Says
The FAA’s proposal to cut airline delays by imposing peak-period pricing to reduce congestion at busy airports is a “bad idea,” according to NBAA, “with no
Airports
FAA: Santa Monica Airport Ban ‘Unlawful’
The FAA issued a cease-and-desist order late yesterday ordering Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport officials to halt implementation of an
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Founder Ricci Returns to Company
Two new investors have invested in HIG Transport Holdings, the holding company that owns Cleveland-based fractional-share provider Flight Options.
Aircraft
Sale Closed, AAI Preps To Reopen Adam Aircraft
The sale of Adam Aircraft’s assets took place as scheduled on Tuesday, according to Jan D’Angelo, the former senior vice president for international and fl
Safety
Second GWBAA Safety Standdown Deemed a Success
About 85 pilots, mechanics and flight department personnel attended the Greater Washington Business Aviation Association’s second annual safety standdown,
Sole Bidder AAI Wins Adam Aircraft Assets
AAI Acquisition will close on the purchase of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries on April 15, having made the only bid for the assets of the composite aircr
Aircraft
Two New Jets Formally Enlist in Embraer Family
Embraer revealed further details of its entrants into the midsize jet market, the seven- to 12-passenger midsize jet (MSJ) and mid-light jet (MLJ) at a pre
FBOs
FBO Profile: Ocean Sky
The growing success of UK FBO Ocean Sky is another sign of the improving picture for business aviation in Europe.
Airports
LAX installing safety lights
The FAA and City of Los Angeles have partnered to install runway status lights at Los Angeles International Airport.
Airports
LA studying LAX pollution
The Los Angeles board of airport commissioners awarded a $2.15 million contract to Jacobs Consultancy for a three-year study to evaluate air pollution emis
FBOs
ExecuJet adds Singapore hangar
ExecuJet Aviation Group bought a 30,000-sq-ft hangar at Singapore’s Seletar Airport and is offering maintenance and hangar storage at the facility, its fir
FBOs
Blue City now FBO at Coventry
Blue City Aviation has been appointed to handle all FBO operations at Coventry Airport, in recognition of growing business aviation traffic at the UK airpo
FBOs
Burbank may set night curfew
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (Calif.) airport authority met on March 17 to deliver a presentation on its application for a mandatory nighttime curfew at B
FBOs
China Olympics flying guide
Ac-U-Kwik has published the guide for flight plan application and approval for China Olympic Games flights from July 1 through September 30 at
FBOs
Colt signs up with Passur
Contract fuel and flight planning/handling company Colt International has signed up to use Megadata’s Passur flight tracking and software services suite.
FBOs
Encore now Landmark
Encore FBO and its financial backers, GTCR Golder Rauner and Platform Partners, finalized the purchase of Landmark Aviation’s Airport Services Division fro
FBOs
Hawker Beechcraft FBOs added to BBA’s holdings
Signature Flight Support owner BBA Aviation announced that it is buying seven FBOs from Hawker Beechcraft, including a facility at busy and highly competit
FBOs
Atlantic buys three FBOs
Early last month Atlantic Aviation bought three FBOs from SevenBar Enterprises, in Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M., and Hailey, Idaho.
FBOs
Improvements continue at alternate Austin Airport
Pilots seeking an alternative to busy and expensive Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas might want to try Bird’s Nest Airport, 12 miles northea
FBOs
Arcadia Aviation adds Second FBO to its stable
Arcadia Aviation, which is developing corporate aviation hangar facilities at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (MRB) in Martinsburg, W.Va., has acqui
FBOs
Results Are In: Top FBOs Selected by AIN Readers
In the official results of the 2008 AIN FBO Survey for the Americas,
Airports
FAA Ups Legal Ante Against Santa Monica Airport
In its ongoing battle with the Santa Monica City Council, which is trying to figure out a way to restrict jet operations at California’s Santa Monica Airpo
Aircraft
In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
The twin-engine military-style ATG Javelin might yet survive.
Aircraft
In The Works: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 750
The Hawker 750 is now entering service, following FAA certification in February, and thus drops off the In The Works list.
