Chad Trautvetter
Online Editor
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.
Latest from Chad Trautvetter
Longstanding Light Jet Speed Record Falls
Twenty-six-year-old New Jersey businessman Jared Isaacman, along with copilot Doug Demko, yesterday shattered the world record for an eastbound global circ
Sales Down, After-tax Income Up at Hawker Beech
Hawker Beechcraft this morning reported $537.6 million in net sales in the first quarter, a decrease of $38.9 million from the year-ago time frame, but net
ARG/US: March Flight Activity Continues Climb
Business aircraft flight activity last month increased nearly 8 percent over February, according to data from Cincinnati-based ARG/US.
Charter & Fractional
‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash
An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s
Accidents
Pilot Passenger Lands King Air after Pilot Dies
The FAA is hailing three South Florida air traffic controllers for assisting Doug White, a fixed-wing single-engine-rated private pilot and passenger, in s
ATC
Group Uses Bizjet Backlash To Promote User Fees
In its recent issue of “ATC Reform News,” Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole is using the anti-business jet rhetoric to furt
U.S. To Lead Bizav Out of Slump
The U.S.
UBS: Pre-owned Bizjet Inventory Starting To Stabilize
UBS Investment Research’s business jet update released on Tuesday afternoon suggests that the pre-owned business jet market might be at or near the bottom.
Bombardier Seeing Black Ink…and White Tails
Montreal-based Bombardier on Thursday announced that revenues increased by 13 percent to $19.7 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Lauds Brownback’s Support for Bizav
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen commended Sen.
Charter & Fractional
Revolution Air Sees Charter Demand Increase
New York City-based charter broker Revolution Air is seeing an increase in corporate charter flights as companies shed their aircraft assets.
FlightSafety Up, NetJets Down at Berkshire
Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s services group–which includes fractional provider NetJets and flight-training provider FlightSafety International–were $8.
Airports
Lyon’s Bizav Airport Still Bullish on Expansion
Lyon Bron Airport, the business aviation field in France’s second largest city, is still betting on mid-term growth and is preparing to break ground on thr
Aircraft
Simulated G650 Makes First Flight
Gulfstream Aerospace last month announced that its large-cabin G650 achieved first flight of a simulated version of the jet on December 15 at the G650 Inte
Buffett Defends Bizav in CNBC Interview
Investment mogul Warren Buffett, who in 1989 named his Bombardier Challenger 600 “The Indefensible” but later renamed the jet “The Indispensable” still bel
More Layoffs at Cessna, Bombardier Aerospace
This week, Cessna Aircraft and Bombardier Aerospace separately announced they are cutting business jet production rates this year, in addition to laying of
Maintenance and Modifications
Mx Tech Charged with Selling Stolen Parts
An aircraft maintenance technician who worked for Cessna Aircraft has been charged with one count of selling stolen aircraft parts, according to the U.S.
Aircraft
Another Delay for Diamond D-Jet Program
Diamond Aircraft has again delayed certification of the single-engine D-Jet and is now planning for approval early next year.
Aircraft Upgrades Could Yield Tax Benefits
According to Cessna Aircraft, enhancements made to business aircraft this year might qualify for the new bonus depreciation tucked into the recently passed
United Technologies Planning for Layoffs
United Technologies last month announced it will lay off 11,600 employees over the next two years.
Airports
Avitat HPN Fighting Loss of Hangar Lease
FBO Avitat Westchester is about to lose the lease on one of the largest hangars–E-1–at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.
Accidents
DJ AM Sues over Learjet 60 Crash
Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, last month filed suit against Bombardier, Goodyear and other related parties for injuries and emotional trauma he sustained in a
Market Deterioration Slowing, UBS Says
UBS Market Research’s latest snapshot of the business jet market shows continued incremental deterioration in market conditions in February, although at a
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Restructures
Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options on March 18 announced a corporate restructuring “to deal with the unprecedented economic forces driving
Foley: Used Jet Market Nearing Bottom
Business aviation investor consultant Brian Foley Associates is seeing signs that the pre-owned business jet market could bottom out as early as this summe
Charter & Fractional
Trial Date Set for Platinum Jet Defendants
The six individuals who were arrested and charged earlier this year in connection with the Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro Airpor
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe Launches ‘Summer Card’
Fractional provider NetJets Europe launched the “Summer Card” for Middle Eastern customers who are planning to spend their vacations in Europe this summer.
Al Saif Named Sales Rep for Embraer Bizjets
Embraer has appointed the Al Saif Group its authorized sales representative for its business jet family in Saudi Arabia.
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA to FAA: Define ‘Current’
After issuing a letter of interpretation reminding the maintenance community of the meaning of the word “current” in FAR 91.409(f)(3), the FAA has received
EBAA France Launches Media Campaign
EBAA France is launching a communications campaign to support the business aviation industry, namely through tax waivers.
