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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Lone Mountain Travel, which supports members of Big Sky-area resorts and ranches in the Western U.S., has adopted Moove’s AI-powered aircraft booking and jet pooling tool. Moove allows users such as Lone Mountain Travel to create white-label portals for booking trips on behalf of customers.
More than 200,000 passengers travel via Moove’s platform every year, with trips arranged by 30 Part 91 flight departments, travel agents, and Part 135 charter operators, according to the company. The Moove scheduling system works for shuttle and helicopter flights in the Big Sky region, and resort and ranch clubs can connect directly with Moove.
Moove also introduced Moove Copilot, another AI tool that integrates as an email plugin for Gmail, Outlook, and Teams. The new tool automatically creates trip requests, updates passenger details, and generates quotes from client emails.
“Our software R&amp;D focuses on enabling smarter communications and more efficient trips,” said Moove co-founder and CTO Antoine Awaida. “With our new flight-sharing module, close communities—whether corporate or club-based—can fly more efficiently through AI-driven trip recommendation.”

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