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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ExecuJet MRO Services Australia has become the first maintenance provider in the country to perform a 120-month maintenance check on an Embraer Legacy 500. The company has maintained this jet since it entered into service in 2015 as the first Legacy 500 delivered to a customer in Australia.
The work was done at ExecuJet’s MRO facility at Essendon Fields Airport (YMEN) in Melbourne. Company technicians removed all of the cabin and cockpit furnishings, sidewalls, and headliners to gain access for a thorough inspection of the fuselage structure. Removal of fuel tank access panels exposed the wing structure, and they also removed all flight controls to inspect attach points and removed and replaced the landing gear with overhauled units.
Embraer sent a team of experts to assist in the work, and ExecuJet MRO Services complemented its staff with technicians from its other maintenance facilities in Australia so they could gain experience with this type of work.&nbsp;
“The Embraer specialists performed bonding structure tests, as well as provided valuable support throughout the project via its contact center,” said Rohan Coots, ExecuJet MRO Services general manager for Melbourne. “ExecuJet MRO Services Australia was chosen for this very heavy maintenance check because of the quality of our workmanship and experience in heavy maintenance projects.”

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