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Chad Trautvetter
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Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group. He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion, the student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot magazine, he joined AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.
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Sikorsky Aerospace Services Acquires LifePort
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) acquired Woodland, Wash.-based LifePort, a major accessories manufacturer specializing in air medical systems, interior f
Textron Could Boost R&D Spending
Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said his company is prepared to increase R&D spending at subsidiaries Bell and Cessna in anticipation of the aviation indust
Airports
GA Airport Funding Could Increase, FAA Says
A shakeup in the methods by which federal funds are allocated to GA airports through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) could soon be in the works.
Aircraft
Bombardier Commits to Wichita for Learjet 85 Assembly
An agreement reached by Bombardier executives and Kansas Gov.
NBAA, AOPA Team on Light Biz Airplane Conferences
NBAA and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., announced that two Light Business Aviation (LBA) C
ATC
DOT IG: NextGen Could Face Delays
A DOT Inspector General report warns that the FAA is facing several challenges that could delay its transition plan to NextGen.
Maintenance and Modifications
AD Proposed for Gulfstream G200 Airbrakes
The FAA issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive regarding the use of airbrakes on the Gulfstream G200/IAI Galaxy.
Piper Plans One-week Shutdown This Month
Piper Aircraft will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Safety
FSF Updates Alar Tool Kit
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) released an updated version of its Approach-and-Landing Accident Reduction (Alar) tool kit, complete with a new section
Charter & Fractional
Executive AirShare Gets Frax Phenom 300
Kansas City-based fractional provider Executive AirShare took delivery of the first Embraer Phenom 300 for its fractional fleet last month.
Aircraft
First Learjet 85 Fuselage Manufactured
Bombardier Aerospace has built the first all-composite manufacturing validation unit (MVU) for the Learjet 85’s pressure vessel.
Palmer, McKinnon To Receive NBAA Awards
NBAA announced that Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer and esteemed businessman who serves as a voice for the “No Plane, No Gain” advocacy campaign, will
FBOs
Argus Unveils TraqPak FBO Product
Argus launched a new Web-based aircraft tracking system for FBOs last month.
Massachusetts Aviation Scores Another Win
The Massachusetts Legislative Aviation Caucus, a bipartisan advocate for general aviation in the state formed five years ago, was able to put an end t
Avionics
AD Proposed for Eclipse 500 EFIS
A proposed Airworthiness Directive for Eclipse 500s would require changes to the electronic flight information system and the airplane flight manuals.
Sustainability and Environment
$125M Awarded for ‘Cleen’ Aircraft Engines
The FAA awarded contracts valued at $125 million to several manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce jet aircraft fuel c
Zenith Jet: $208B in Bizjets To Be Shipped This Decade
Business jet charter, sales and acquisition firm Zenith Jet has released a “bottom-up segment dynamics”
Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Set for Growth, GD Says
“We’re seeing a gradual improvement in the business jet market,” Jay Johnson, the chairman and CEO of Gulfstream and Jet Aviation parent General Dynamics,
Aircraft
First Conforming HondaJet Powered On
Honda Aircraft this week said that power was switched on in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage and wing assemblies wer
Pre-owned Bizjet Market Recovering, but Only Slowly
The business jet market saw 2.4 percent of the worldwide fleet change hands via resale retail transactions in the second quarter, according to a quarterly
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d for Cessna CitationJets
The Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system on Tuesday received FAA STC approval for Cessna CitationJets.
Sixth Citation Airlift Starts This Weekend
Some 325 Cessna Citations will take part in the sixth Special Olympics Citation airlift over the next two Saturdays in Lincoln, Neb.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Touts Benefits of Bonus Depreciation
In written testimony delivered yesterday to the U.S.
Regulations and Government
FAA Mulls Part 91 Reimbursement Policy Change
Prompted by a March 1 request from NBAA, the FAA late last week released a proposed legal interpretation that would revise “broad prohibition on pro rata r
Aircraft
Bombardier Builds First Learjet 85 Validation Fuselage
Bombardier Aerospace yesterday reached another milestone in its Learjet 85 program, having successfully built the first all-composite manufacturing validat
John and Martha King To Share ‘Lessons Learned’ at Atlanta Aero Club Meeting
John and Martha King, who have been providing distance learning aviation training to hundreds of thousands of pilots and maintenance technicians since the
Conklin & de Decker Releases Updated Aircraft Comparator
Conklin & de Decker this week released its 2010/2011 Aircraft Performance Comparator, a software product that allows users to compare aircraft data for
Embraer Executive Jet 2Q Deliveries Double
São Paulo, Brazil-based Embraer today said it delivered 69 regional and executive jets in the second quarter, up 15 aircraft from the same period last year
