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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NBAA is warning U.S.-based Part 145 repair stations holding EASA approval that they must soon have a safety management system (SMS) in place. Repair stations are <a href="https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/all_infos/InFO24007.pdf">required</a> to update their EASA supplement by Oct. 10, 2025, and achieve full SMS integration by Dec. 31, 2025, according to NBAA.
The association added, “Amanda Ferraro, CEO of Aviation Safety Solutions, explained the two deadlines, saying if a repair station does not have an SMS fully implemented by Octobr 10, it should update its EASA supplement by that date to include a statement of intent to implement an SMS by December 31. Then by December 31, the repair station must submit a declaration of compliance, indicating the SMS is in place.”
“Simply rebranding another company’s SMS manual or chapter is a mistake,” she said. “The FAA relies on the manual to conduct oversight, and the policies and procedures written in it. Operators will be held accountable to the FAA for what they document.
“The declaration of compliance statement is a legal document submitted to the FAA, certifying that the operator’s FAA Part 5 SMS is fully in place. If repair stations have not started implementation, it’s critical that they begin now. It usually takes six to 12 months to implement,” she added.

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