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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More business aircraft are becoming available for charter trips, according to charter broker Hunt &amp; Palmer. Although many new entrants experienced charter flying during the Covid pandemic, leading to growth of air charter, that demand has also persuaded additional aircraft owners to make their aircraft available.&nbsp;
“This has released some high-quality aircraft for charter,” said Neil Harvey, Hunt &amp; Palmer director of executive aviation. “Over the last 12 months, we have seen popular types like the Embraer Praetor 500 and 600, Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude, and the Pilatus PC-24 becoming available to us.”&nbsp;
Many Hunt &amp; Palmer clients use charter aircraft because airline flights aren’t available to some destinations. “For example, on routes where there is no, or limited, commercial service,” he said, “the need to move ahead of the competition to seal an important business deal, or when they want to celebrate a special anniversary.
“We also undertake medical-assistance flights when situations are difficult and challenging. These past 18 months it’s been a pleasure to welcome more first-time customers to fixed-wing and helicopter charter,”&nbsp;Harvey added.
U.S. activity has strengthened, with financial and business travelers buying more charter hours through the summer months. To accommodate that growth, Hunt &amp; Palmer added Douglas McNabb to its U.S. office, as well as Bianca Lucas in the UK.

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