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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The former Western Jet facility at California’s Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) that StandardAero <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-02-03/standardaero-completes-western-jet-aviation-acquisition">acquired</a> in 2023 and has long specialized in Gulfstream maintenance has added Bombardier Global maintenance and modification capabilities to its menu. The new repair station authorization adds airframe inspection and repair, structural repair, and avionics service and installation for the Global Express/XRS, 5000, 6000, and 7500.&nbsp;
Some of the work that StandardAero has already accomplished at KVNY includes inspections, repairs, and SpaceX Starlink satcom installation on Global 5000s, and Rolls-Royce BR710 line maintenance under its Rolls-Royce authorized service center designation.
With FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, and Mexican AFAC repair station approvals, the KVNY facility joins StandardAero’s Springfield, Illinois, base as a Bombardier maintenance and modification location. The Springfield facility also holds FAA organization designation authorization status and provides engineering services.
“Our Van Nuys site has decades of Gulfstream MRO experience, and we’re excited to enhance our service offering by adding another large-cabin aircraft with the Global family by investing further in our current team and in tools to support these aircraft,” said StandardAero Business Aviation president Giovanni Spitale.

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