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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Collins continues developing its avionics assets, from head-up displays (HUDs) to integrated flight decks for business aircraft ranging from Textron Aviation Beechcraft King Air 260s and 360s to Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 and the upcoming Global 8000, as well as the Gulfstream G280. Collins pioneered fully touchscreen panel displays in the King Airs’ Pro Line Fusion avionics and also offers an upgrade with the Fusion touchscreen flight deck for Bombardier’s Challenger 604.
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