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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Cessna Citation 680, Sovereign, Sovereign+, and Latitude

Matt Thurber

SmartSky Networks next-generation air-to-ground (ATG) network provides an unmatched connected experience inflight for both cabin and crew.

Aircraft management company Davinci Jets has completed "first-article" installation of SmartSky Networks’ air-to-ground Flagship connectivity system in one of its owners’ Citation Latitudes.&nbsp;The work was done by Davinci’s in-house MRO division under a Form 337 field approval.
SmartSky expects to receive an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Latitude installation in the “coming months.” Liberty Partners of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, provided engineering support for the Latitude installation. SmartSky is developing additional STCs for other business jet models and has secured 15 thus far.
Davinci Jets is <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-03-24/davinci-jets-adds-smartsky-installation-lineup">installing SmartSky</a> systems in most of the jets that it manages. After the SmartSky Flagship system was installed in the Latitude, passengers on the jet’s next flight were able to make video calls on six devices simultaneously, join a video meeting, stream Netflix and Fubo TV shows, email large attachments, work with Salesforce and Microsoft Teams, make phone calls, and run speed tests.
“Demand for SmartSky is growing in the marketplace because customers expect to be continuously and reliably connected even while in transit,” said Davinci Jets CEO Eric Legvold. “The customers who are now flying SmartSky-equipped planes are able to do just that.”

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky Air-to-ground Wi-Fi in Citation Latitude Jet

The aircraft management company is installing SmartSky systems in most of its aircraft

SmartSky expects to receive an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Latitude installation in the “coming months.”

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky in Citation Latitude

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