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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Davinci Jets, which recently opened a Part 145 MRO facility at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, is now a sales and installation partner for SmartSky’s air-to-ground connectivity system. According to SmartSky Networks, Davinci Jets was the first aircraft management company to offer&nbsp;customers the option to install the SmartSky system in their aircraft.
Plans call for Davinci Jets to install SmartSky systems in a variety of jets and turboprops that it is approved to maintain. These range from the Pilatus PC-12 and Beechcraft King Air turboprops&nbsp;to jets including Bombardier Challengers;&nbsp;Embraer Phenoms, Legacy 600/650s, and EMB-145s; Dassault Falcon 50EXs, 900s, and 2000s;&nbsp;and Gulfstream&nbsp;G150s and G200s. Supplemental type certificates are available for many of these aircraft&nbsp;and others will be forthcoming, according to SmartSky. Smaller airplanes such as the PC-12 would be suitable for SmartSky's Lite system, which has just one antenna, while larger airplanes will be able to accommodate the two-antenna Flagship system.
“SmartSky’s greatly&nbsp;enhanced performance features ensure each passenger can stay continuously connected on multiple devices simultaneously while using the same applications at the same high performance that they do on the ground,” said Joe Chaundy, director of Davinci Jets Services. “As an MRO, we want a fast and easy installation that minimizes downtime for the aircraft. SmartSky delivers the speed our customers need in both connectivity performance and installation.”

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