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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Innovative Advantage this week introduced its four-slot audio/video distribution system (AVDS), a compact node that runs on the company’s fiber-optic backbone.&nbsp;Each AVDS node has configurable slots for in-flight entertainment (IFE) and cabin management system (CMS) components, and the backbone can handle almost unlimited growth.
The four-slot AVDS is designed for aircraft up to midsize jets, while the larger eight-slot AVDS is more suitable for super-midsize and large-cabin jets, although they can be mixed and matched.
Innovative Advantage also rolled out IAS 6, its sixth-generation software for its units. New features include Bluetooth audio in both directions including from passengers’ devices to cabin speakers, control of third-party devices, the ability to capture network activity and more detailed diagnostics with advanced health monitoring of connected interfaces, and “video status from source to glass,” according to the company.&nbsp;
According to the company, the advantage of the AVDS node is that Bluetooth, HDMI ports, and streaming capability can be added without having to touch the existing CMS. CMS/IFE configurations include more than 20 cards offering “Ethernet ports, digital and analog audio, HDMI inputs, fiber I/O, video conversion, video encoding/decoding, and more, including outstanding support to gaming systems, enabling at-home video gaming experience with no latency or lip-sync issues,” Innovative Advantage said.&nbsp;

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.

Innovative Advantange Introduces Four-slot AVDS Node for CMS/IFE Systems

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The 4-slot AVDS is designed for midsize and smaller aircraft, while the larger 8-slot AVDS is suitable for larger aircraft, although they can be mixed and matched.

Innovative Advantange Introduces Four-slot AVDS Node

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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