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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Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday that aims to “bring UAM [urban air mobility] services and platforms to reality in Singapore’s urban environment, with the target to enhance industry productivity and improve the country’s regional connectivity.”

 


Under the MoU, Airbus will collaborate with the CAAS on an unmanned aircraft system to be used in an “initial” UAM service. Both will cooperate on development of the unmanned traffic management system that will be needed “to support the initial use-case.” They will also develop standards and safety frameworks as well as “on fostering public acceptance.”

 


Earlier, Airbus and CAAS worked together on the Skyways trials to prove the feasibility of unmanned aerial delivery systems in dense urban environments.

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