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
Regulations and Government
Garvey Withdraws Name from DOT Post
Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, who served on President Obama’s transportation transition team, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the pos
Charter & Fractional
Ricci and Partners Raise Their Stake in Flight Options
Directional Capital, an investment firm led by Flight Options chairman Kenn Ricci, private-equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and “key members” of the
Aircraft
Was 10-seat PC-12 That Crashed Legal with 14 Aboard?
The Pilatus PC-12 that crashed Sunday afternoon in Butte, Mont., was configured with only 10 seats, but under FAR Part 91 it might have been legal to carry
Aircraft
Fourteen Perish in Pilatus PC-12 Crash
Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop
Charter & Fractional
ARG/US: Flight Activity Data Shows Ray of Hope
According to ARG/US TRAQPak data, business aircraft flight activity increased 28.55 percent last month over January, possibly indicating early signs of rec
UBS: Bizjet Market Still Falling, but Bottom Nearing
UBS Market Research’s latest snapshot of the business jet market shows continued incremental deterioration in market conditions last month, although at a s
Foley: Pre-owned Bizjet Market Could Stabilize Soon
Business aviation investor consultancy Brian Foley Associates is seeing signs that the pre-owned business jet market could bottom out as early as this summ
Regulations and Government
FAA Reauthorization Bill Still Faces an Uphill Battle
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee late last week approved H.R.915
Regulations and Government
NBAA Lauds Sen. Brownback’s Support of Bizav
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen last week commended Sen.
Warren Buffett Defends Bizav in CNBC Interview
When Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett bought a Bombardier Challenger 600 twenty years ago, he named the large-cabin business jet The Indefensible beca
Regulations and Government
Cessna: Aircraft Upgrades Could Yield Tax Benefits
Cessna Aircraft is reminding Citation owners that enhancements made to their business aircraft this year might qualify for the new bonus depreciation tucke
Gulfstream To Cut Bizjet Production, 1,200 Workers
Less than 40 days ago, General Dynamics chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja said subsidiary Gulfstream was seeing demand for large-cabin jets hold strong, t
Charter & Fractional
Berkshire Hathaway: FlightSafety Up, NetJets Down
Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s services group–which includes fractional provider NetJets and flight-training provider FlightSafety International–were $8.
Environment
Aviation Alphabets Tackle Climate Change
NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and other aviation alphabet groups jointly issued a paper that offers a set of principles to address aviation and climate change.
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Revenues Up Significantly
Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent to $35.4 million in its second fiscal quarter,
Hawker Beechcraft Posts $139M Loss for 2008
Hawker Beechcraft reported net sales of $3.5 billion and operating income of $135.5 million last year, though it also posted a net after-tax loss of $139.9
NBAA, GAMA Resurrect ‘No Plane, No Gain’ Campaign
NBAA and GAMA today swept the dust off the slogan “No Plane, No Gain”, which was launched by the two associations in 1993 to highlight the benefits of busi
NBAA Goes On Defense over Business Jet Use
Testifying before Congress yesterday during a hearing on FAA reauthorization, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen directly challenged those who have recently q
Aircraft
Cessna: Business Aircraft Are Good for Businesses
Cessna Aircraft yesterday kicked off an initiative to debunk myths about business aircraft and outline how t
Aircraft
NIAR Partners with Bombardier on Learjet 85
Bombardier Aerospace has tapped the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University to provide material and structural testing
Security
Alphabets Petition TSA for LASP Rulemaking Group
NBAA, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) late last week sent a joint letter to the
Industry Consultant Sees Bizav Recovery Next Year
Sparta, N.J.-based Brian Foley Associates president Brian Foley foresees a recovery of the business aviation industry in the middle of next year, but not b
Bombardier Ships 239 Bizjets in ’08, Braces for ’09
Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace last year delivered 239 business jets, seven more than the previous year, and further took net orders for 262 more, tho
Hawker Beechcraft Plans To Lay Off 2,300 More
Just weeks after warning that pending job cuts “could very well touch all areas and levels of the company,” Hawker Beechcraft CEO Jim Schuster today put a
NBAA's Letter to White House Defends Bizav
In the wake of political influence that forced Citibank on Tuesday to ditch plans to take deliv
GD Upbeat about Gulfstream, Jet Aviation
Bucking the current economic tide, Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation parent company Genera
NBAA Folds LBA Show into Its Annual Convention
Citing the state of the economy, NBAA yesterday announced the cancellation of the inaugural Lig
Russian Investors Seek Partners or Buyers for AAI
Russian investment firm Industrial Investors today announced it is seeking to sell all or a por
FBOs
FBO Profile: Rectrix Aerodrome SRQ
Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is aiming to raise the bar for FBOs by building “five star” facilities with service and amenities to match.
John H. Winant 1923-2008
John Winant, 85, president of NBAA from 1971 to 1986 and a “critical player in the evolution of business aviation,” died on January 13.
