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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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Pelton Is Sole GA Rep on DOT Aviation Panel
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton is the sole member of a 19-person DOT future of aviation advisory committee who is representing gen
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky X2 Races Toward Helo Speed Record
Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 technology demonstrator achieved a forward speed of 181 knots on a test flight today at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in We
Charter & Fractional
NATA Concerned by Climate and Energy Legislation
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is concerned with the “broad framework” of the American Power Act, a bill introduced earlier this month
NTSB Issues Bevy of Recommendations As Result of US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching Findings
As a result of findings from US Airways Flight 1549–which lost power in both engines after hitting a flock of Canada Geese and successfully ditched in t
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Gets Its First Phenom 300
Cleveland-based fractional aircraft provider Flight Options took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300 on Tuesday.
FBOs
New Northwest Florida Airport Set To Open on Sunday
Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP) near Panama City, Fla., the first new greenfield airport since Denver International in 1995, is on schedule to ope
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Finds Smooth Air in Turbulent Frax Market
Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair’s revenue increased 4 percent, to $36 million, in its fiscal third quarter (which ended March 31) compared with
Security
ASA Group Inundated During Thailand Protests
The ASA Group, an executive-aviation security services provider with a base in Bangkok, said it has been inundated with requests for assistance from travel
Regulations and Government
Obama Nominates Pistole for TSA Chief
President Barack Obama yesterday nominated John Pistole as assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, a position where he would also lead
UBS Bizjet Survey Says Market Holding Steady
UBS Investment Research’s May business jet index came in at 50, indicative of a stable market and in line with its previous two surveys in January and Marc
Regulations and Government
FAA Now Processing Trust Registrations Again
The FAA has backed away from placing restrictions on non-citizen owner trust registrations of aircraft, according to NBAA and NATA.
Aircraft
Dornier Seaplane Picks Montreal for Seastar Production
Dornier Seaplane yesterday selected the Montreal suburb of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu as the final assembly site for the company’s all-composite, Pratt & Whi
Charter & Fractional
ProJet Plans Grand Opening for Jet Center on June 2
Aircraft management and charter company ProJet Aviation is planning a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Jet Center at Leesburg (Va.) Ex
Aircraft
‘Last Time’ DC-3 Mass Flight Planned for AirVenture’10
The world’s largest reunion organization of Douglas DC-3s since World War II, dubbed “The Last Time,” is one step closer with the appointment of eight indu
Aircraft
Alternative F-35 JSF Engine Program Lives To See Another Day
The U.S. House armed services seapower and air-land forces subcommittees this week included $485 million in continued funding for the GE/Rolls-Royce F136.
GAMA Honors Retiring Congressmen for Their General Aviation Support
The board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recognized Sen.
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet, Korean Airlines Form Alliance
Bombardier Flexjet and Korean Airlines formed a marketing alliance that allows fractional owners from the former company who use the international airline
New Bizjet Demand ‘Still in Doldrums,’ JPMorgan Says
In its latest monthly business jet market report, JPMorgan North American Equity Research said demand for new business jets is “still in the doldrums.” As
Charter & Fractional
Argus: Bizav Flight Activity Continues Steady Climb
Business aircraft flight activity increased 4.8 percent last month compared with year-ago levels, according to TraqPak data released yesterday by aviation
Regulations and Government
Pelton Representing GA on DOT Aviation Advisory Panel
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton was tapped yesterday by Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to sit on the agency’s fu
Analyzing the GAMA 1Q10 aircraft delivery numbers
A couple observations from the GAMA 1Q general aviation aircraft delivery stats releas
2010 EBACE Could Be Second-largest Ever
Attendance at EBACE 2010 reached 11,106 registered visitors by the time the halls closed yesterday.
Aircraft
PiperJet Enters Detailed Design Phase
Piper Aircraft president and CEO Kevin Gould said at last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., that the PiperJet program is on track for certifica
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Pilots Ratify Their First Contract
Just shy of four years since voting in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the pilots at fractional provider Flight Options approved the
Aircraft
Cessna Celebrates 25 Years of Caravans
Cessna Aircraft celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Caravan turboprop single at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In last month in Lakeland, Fla.
Aircraft
Hawker Beech Reorganizes Sales Division
Hawker Beechcraft revamped its global sales management team with the appointment of six new vice presidents.
Avionics
Pilot My-Cast by Garmin Now an Android App
Garmin announced at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., last month that its Pilot My-Cast aviation weather, flight planning and flight-plan filing ap
Charter & Fractional
ExcelAire Optimistic about Charter Demand
David Rimmer, executive v-p of Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based ExcelAire, told AIN that he believes the charter industry is entering its next upcycle.
Florida Aerospace Academy Gets $8M Grant
Officials from the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In and the Polk County (Fla.) School Board last month broke ground on a $7.5 million facility that will house the Centra
