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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In its second acquisition since becoming a privately owned company on March 31, Acron Aviation has purchased Trakka Systems, which manufactures video transmission and compression technologies and integrated electro-optical and infrared imaging systems.
The TrakkaCam TC-300 Gen II EO/IR imaging system, TrakkaBeam TLX high-intensity searchlight, and TrakkaMaps TM-100 mapping and video management system are included in Trakka’s Total Mission Solution product line, which is popular among public service operations for aerial surveillance, emergency response, and law enforcement.
Acron Aviation is keeping the Trakka brand and will enhance Trakka’s outreach to more OEMs and end-users by introducing its products to Acron’s global customer base. Trakka engineering, manufacturing, and service operations are located in Australia, the U.S., and Sweden.
“Trakka shares many synergies with Acron’s mission and values, not least its foundation for relentless innovation,” said Acron Aviation CEO Alan Crawford. “Trakka’s integrated portfolio of aircraft mission equipment complements Acron’s current portfolio and aligns with our vision to become the top-tier partner of choice to customers in the aviation industry.”

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