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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SES has approved ThinKom Solutions’ ThinAir Ka2517 phased-array antenna for communications on the SES Open Orbits satellite network. The antenna allows for multi-orbit satcom on SES’ geostationary satellites and O3b Classic and mPower NGSO constellations, when paired with Rave Aerospace’s ModMan dual modem.
At the Aircraft Interiors Expo this week in Hamburg, Germany, ThinKom introduced another multi-orbit-capable antenna, the ThinAir Nexus, which has about the same footprint as a single-constellation electronically steered satcom antenna. Nexus will support geostationary and mid-and low-earth-orbit networks and will be available in the fourth quarter of 2027.
“Airlines demand and deserve flexibility and reliability as they invest in in-flight internet solutions,” said ThinKom chief commercial officer Jeff Sare. “Our new ThinAir Nexus solution delivers the most efficient and reliable multi-orbit, multi-constellation antenna to ever fly, now space-optimized for a smaller installation footprint.”
Although ThinKom isn’t yet targeting the business jet market, that could change, he added. “Our primary focus with Nexus, and that&nbsp;of our [managed service provider] partners, is the commercial airborne market, including narrowbody, widebody, and regional jets. This could easily extend to the VVIP/BBJ/ACJ markets if the integration partner and satellite service provider is keen to deliver the most flexible and future-proof solution to their aircraft owner/operator.”

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