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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Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) recently delivered its 600th inlet cowl and is adding 10,000 sq ft to its existing 30,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Hollywood, Florida. The composite QTA inlet cowls come with a lifetime transferable warranty and solve the problem of corrosion of turbine engine inner barrels, disbonding of the acoustic mesh, and engine ingestion of loose material.
Inlet upgrades are available for the Bombardier Challenger 300, 350, and 3500, and Learjet 60/60XR; Gulfstream G200, G280, and G450; Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600; Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Longitude and Hawker 1000; and Dassault Falcon 2000EX/LX series. QTA can exchange inlet cowls for these airplanes or upgrade the customer’s inlets.
The company has also developed upgraded thrust reversers for Honeywell HTF7000-powered business jets. These “replace the original corroding aluminum structures with titanium components that are more durable and entirely corrosion-resistant, significantly reducing long-term maintenance costs for operators,” according to QTA. There is no impact on engine performance because the new reverser “exactly matches the inner mold line and exit area of the original thrust reverser.”
“This achievement is a testament to the strength of our engineering and manufacturing teams and to the continued confidence that operators place in our products,” said QTA CEO Barry Fine. “We’re honored to support the performance and longevity of aircraft across a wide range of platforms.”

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