<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 EASA certified the Hubbard Aviation Technologies QS3 hushkit system for the Gulfstream II, IISP, IIB and III as meeting Chapter 3 noise requirements. The certification means that QS3-equipped Gulfstreams have “unrestricted access to Europe’s leading business airports,” according to the company. “The QS3-equipped Gulfstream can take off at maximum gross weight using Gulfstream-approved flap settings with no reduction of EPR.” The QS3 system is the only hushkit certified by the EASA for the older Gulfstream jets. The Hubbard QS3 hushkit modification adds 370 pounds to the Gulfstream’s weight and is calculated to cause a 2-percent drop in range. The kit retails for $1.5 million, and Hubbard Aviation has kits ready to install at Aeroshear Aviation Services in Van Nuys, Calif.</p>



Hubbard Gulfstream GII/III Hushkit OK’d by EASA

The EASA certified the Hubbard Aviation Technologies QS3 hushkit system for the Gulfstream II, IISP, IIB and III as meeting Chapter 3 noise requirements.

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