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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Matt Thurber

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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News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Pelton was named CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association in 2015

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AIN Staff

Across two CALS East roundtables, flight department leaders traded honest accounts of what works, what doesn’t, and why no single tool solves post-flight debriefing—yet.

Debriefing without the Dread: What Corporate Flight Departments Are Learning about Post-flight Reviews

Across three flight department roundtables, an insurance expert walked corporate aviation leaders through the coverage gaps that catch pilots off guard.

Beyond the Fine Print: What Loss-of-license Insurance Really Covers

Dataset powers Bluetail’s business aviation learning model

Bluetail’s AI Platform Tops 30 Million Aircraft Records

What started as a call in the mid-1980s is now an institution at Textron Aviation

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News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance

Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.

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Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

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