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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WingsOverAsia, the long-time full-service FBO located at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park, celebrated the groundbreaking for its new jet hangar yesterday during the Singapore Airshow. The facility will help WingsOverAsia, in partnership with equity investor MJets, to expand its business jet services at Seletar to include jet maintenance and management for business jet owners and operators.
“Continuing WingsOverAsia’s decade-long reputation for sustained innovation within the regional general aviation landscape, this project serves as a prelude to many new business aviation frontiers to evolve from the recent strategic equity partnership with MJets,” said Ng Yeow Meng, founder and managing director of WingsOverAsia.
The hangar at Seletar will be integrated into MJets’ regional FBO network, which has facilities in India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand, enabling the company to support larger and more advanced aircraft platforms, according to WingsOverAsia. MJets and WingsOverAsia expect the new regional center of excellence at Seletar to create more than 50 new high-value jobs across various disciplines.
“This partnership ensures that advanced capability becomes dependable daily execution—delivers operational reliability, scalable capability, and end-to-end peace of mind through consistent performance,” said MJets CEO Natthapatr Sibunruang.
“JTC is delighted that Seletar Aerospace Park is providing the enabling infrastructure and ecosystems to support the rapid growth of business and private aviation across the Asia-Pacific,” said Christine Wong, assistant CEO of JTC. “We welcome WingsOverAsia’s latest hangar expansion, which will provide much-needed services for the sector to scale and develop in the region.” JTC (formerly Jorong Town Corporation) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry and promotes sustainable industrial development.

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