<p>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.</p>


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<p>The copilot and flight attendant who were <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/s/article/gulfstream-v-stuck-in-congo-2712.html">detained</a> in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) along with a Gulfstream V have been freed and have returned to the U.S., according to a source close to the flight crew. The pilot and passengers have flown to Kinshasa, DRC. The GV was <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/s/article/detained-gv-crew-still-stuck-in-congo-2723.html">allegedly detained</a> because of a large amount of cash carried into Goma, DRC, during a charter flight by the GV on February 4 and plans to exchange the cash for gold. The copilot and flight attendant are healthy, according to the source, who has been in constant contact with them. The GV is managed by Arcadia Aviation of New York, N.Y., and registered to Southlake Aviation of Irving, Texas. o</p>


GV Copilot, Flight Attendant Freed by Congo

The copilot and flight attendant who were <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/s/article/gulfstream-v-stuck-in-congo-2712.html">detained</a> in the Democratic

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