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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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Aircraft
Falcon Cancellations Drag Down Dassault’s 1H Results
Dassault Aviation this morning reported a negative order intake for the first half of this year due to Falcon business jet order cancellations.
Aircraft
Stratos Begins Taking Deposits for Its VLJ Single
Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft on Tuesday began taking refundable escrowed $50,000 deposits for its single-engine Stratos 714 very light jet.
Aircraft
Learjet 85 Program Moving Along Smoothly
Bombardier Aerospace yesterday said its Learjet 85 program is quickly progressing, having reached several product development milestones, including fabrica
ATC
FAA Changes Controller Error Reporting
The FAA yesterday announced that air traffic controller operational error reporting is moving away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding wh
Safety
NTSB Wants Changes to Learjet 60 Thrust Levers
The NTSB on Friday issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.
Regulations and Government
Suit Seeks $60M over Falcon 900 Overrun
Temporary staffing firm Select Staffing filed a $60 million lawsuit against Dassault Falcon in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that “misleading and i
Business Aircraft Flight Activity Levels Off
Business aircraft flight activity continued a near straight line trend last month, according to TRAQPak data from specialized aviation services company Avi
NBAA Still Expects ‘Strong’ Annual Convention
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said the association’s 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention–to be held October 20 to 22 in Orlando, Fla.–will be a strong show,
UBS Bizjet Survey Shows Hints of Optimism
UBS Investment Research’s latest Business Jet Market Index, released this morning, shows the fifth consecutive move higher, “indicative of a continuing slo
Aircraft
Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus
The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to a Form 8-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commi
Safety
NTSB: Fossett Crash Caused by Downdrafts
The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on the Sept.
Aircraft
Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus
The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to an Form 8-K report parent company Textron filed late last week
Bizjet Deliveries Won’t Reach 2008 Peak Anytime Soon
Business aviation market analyst Brian Foley Associates does not expect business jet deliveries to top 2008 levels for at least another 10 years.
Rotorcraft
Turbine Helicopter Inventories Leveling Out, UBS Says
Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year, “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”
Embraer Holds Its Own with 56 Q2 Aircraft Deliveries
Embraer on Tuesday announced that it delivered 56 aircraft during the second quarter, including 35 regional airliners and 21 executive jets.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky X2 Achieves Flight with Full Propulsor
Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last week by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail p
Aircraft
GIV, GV Reach Flight-hour Milestones
The Gulfstream GIV and GV fleets recently achieved significant flight-hour milestones, with both airplane fleets logging more than 4.6 million hours combin
UBS: Used Bizjet Inventory Falls after 18-month Rise
The pre-owned business jet market appears to have bottomed out last month, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest business jet update, released this
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Averts Pilot Layoffs and Furloughs
A voluntary furlough-mitigation program collaboratively formed
Australian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to co
G20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S.
Aviall’s Dubai Service Center Now Online
Aviall Services’ new customer service center in Dubai, UAE, offi
Accidents
PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision
According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and
Charter & Fractional
Coastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights
New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles.
ATC
Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser
Safety
ERAU To Launch Aviation Wildlife Risk Center
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is opening an International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation at its Prescott, Ariz.
Bailout Pilot Pleads Guilty
Marcus Schrenker, who attempted to fake his own death on January 11 by parachuting from a Piper Meridian, pleaded guilty last month to charges stemming fro
Airports
Anti-aviation Protesters Target LCY
Five people aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence at London City
