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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Under new president Michael Scheeringa, who took over from Bruce Van Allen early this year, Signature Flight Support has 
<link news>changed its approach to the FBO market. With 102 FBOs worldwide (81 wholly owned), Signature was perceived as inflexible when it came to pricing fuel and in the way it charged ramp fees. The company tackled those issues with a new value pricing system, and during the recession Signature Flight Support outperformed the rest of the industry, according to Scheeringa.
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Handoff - Signature: Bruce Van Allen to Michael Scheeringa

Under new president Michael Scheeringa, who took over from Bruce Van Allen early this year, Signature Flight Support has <link news/single-news-page/articl

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