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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Former President Donald Trump sold his 1997 Cessna Citation X, serial number 750-0023, in March (FAA records were updated on May 13) to MM Fleet Holdings, which has an address in Farmers Branch, Texas, according to the FAA. The Citation X, which has logged more than 11,500 hours, was reportedly sold for approximately $2.5 million.&nbsp;
According to OpenCorporates, a business information website, MM Fleet Holdings’ agent is Mehrdad Moayedi, who is also listed as president and CEO of Centurion American Development Group, which has the same address as MM Fleet Holdings. Centurion American is a real estate development company.&nbsp;
Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show Moayedi having donated $50,000 twice to Trump Victory in 2019, $2,800 to Donald J. Trump for President in 2019, and $145,000 to Trump Victory in 2020. These are among 241 donations that Moayedi made to various politicians and causes through the end of 2024, according to the FEC.
Trump’s website still shows the sold Citation X in its aviation section, along with his Boeing 757 and fleet of Sikorsky S-76 helicopters.&nbsp;

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