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

The FAA has issued the type certificate for the <a href="?q=node/29228">Hawker Beechcraft King Air 250</a>. Key features of the latest iteration of the King Air product line include BLR Aerospace composite winglets, Hartzell ASC-II composite four-blade propellers and Raisbeck Engineering ram-air recovery system. The new propellers, equipped with lightweight aluminum hubs, shave 65 pounds off the King Air 250’s empty weight. The ram-air recovery system improves hot/high and cruise performance by lowering engine ITT by about 20 degrees C. The King Air 250 reduces max-weight takeoff distance over a 50-foot obstacle at sea level by 400 feet and by 700 feet at 5,000 feet at 25 degrees C compared with the B200GT.
On June 3, Hawker Beechcraft’s final pre-production <a href="?q=node/26877">Hawker 200</a> made its first flight, joining three other test aircraft. The Hawker 200 is the upgraded version of the Premier IA, with new Williams International FJ44-3AP engines, higher cruise speed (473 knots) and maximum altitude (45,000 feet) and range of 1,500 nm with four passengers.

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.

In The Works July 2011: Hawker Beechcraft King Air 250, Hawker 200

The FAA has issued the type certificate for the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/king-air-250-makes-public-debut-at-sun-n-fu

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Kerry Lynch

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Hanneke Weitering

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 about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

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Jennifer Leach English

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News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

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