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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Dassault Falcon-authorized service center (ASC) Aero-Dienst has signed a contract to extend its ASC status for another three years. The Nuremberg, Germany-based company was tapped as a Dassault ASC 17 years ago and offers scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs under warranty and in the FalconCare program for business aviation and air ambulance operators.
Aero-Dienst’s Vienna line maintenance facility became a Dassault ASC in 2017. The company also offers engine services as a Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada-designated maintenance facility and is a Honeywell partner for mobile product support.
Worldwide on-call aircraft-on-ground services are also available 24/7, as is a mobile repair team. Other Aero-Dienst locations include Klagenfurt, Austria, and Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. It also operates a component shop in Landsberg am Lech.
In other recent news, the company promoted former maintenance manager Florian Heinzelmann to head of maintenance, taking over from André Ebach, the CEO of Aero-Dienst. Heinzelmann joined Aero-Dienst in 2022 as a trainee mechanic and in 2011 he became responsible for the Falcon team.
“His leadership skills and commitment to the highest quality standards make him the ideal candidate for this important post,”&nbsp;said Ebach. “Florian’s career with Aero-Dienst highlights the value of our long-standing employees for our company.”

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