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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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Training and Workforce
Phenom Pilot Training Soaring at CAE
Nearly 50 customers have completed Phenom 100 pilot training at Embraer CAE Training Services, a joint venture between CAE and Embraer, CAE told AI
Accidents
Did Pilot Error Lead To 2007 Citation Crash?
An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight simulation issued last month suggest that pilot error, not a runaway trim condition, caused the J
New Owner Sees ‘Significant Potential’ in Piper Aircraft
American Capital today sold its entire stake in Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft to Imprimis, a corporate finance and investment management firm that
More Production Cuts Ahead at Bizav OEMs?
Despite an order backlog covering 5,000 aircraft, turbine business aircraft manufacturers are expected to experience the steepest decline in production of
Charter & Fractional
Exec AirShare Accepts Its First Phenom 100
Kansas City, Mo.-based regional fractional provider Executive AirShare last month took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 100.
Airports
New Branson Airport Nears Opening
A new privately funded $155 million, 900-acre regional airport will open May 11 in Branson, Mo.
UBS: Pre-owned Bizjet Inventory Stabilizing
UBS Investment Research’s latest business jet update suggests that the pre-owned business jet market might be at or near the bottom.
Regulations and Government
Lobby Groups Welcome FAA Chief Nominee
The nomination of former Airline Pilots Association president J.
AOPA Launches GA Campaign
Long-time AOPA member, pilot and actor Harrison Ford has teamed with AOPA to promote general aviation.
Bizav Flight Activity Shows Possible Recovery
Business aircraft flight activity in March increased nearly 8 percent over February, according to data from Cincinnati-based ARG/US.
Regulations and Government
Will Aces Deal Bizav a Losing Hand?
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Aces) creates greenhouse gas emission standards for
ATC
Foundation Promotes User Fees
In a recent issue of “ATC Reform News,” Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole uses the anti-business jet rhetoric to further pu
Light Jet Sets New RTW Speed Record
New Jersey businessman Jared Isaacman, along with copilot Doug Demko, on April 15 shattered the world record for an eastbound global circumnavigation in a
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Providers Offer Creative Solutions
Fractional aircraft providers have reshaped their marketing efforts to address the difficulty of trying to get customers to buy aircraft shares during a re
General Dynamics: Gulfstream ‘Held Its Own’ in Q1
The aerospace division at General Dynamics, which includes Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, “held its own” in the first quarter, parent company chairman and CE
Rotorcraft
Bell Flourishes, Cessna Stumbles at Textron
Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter parent Textron yesterday reported that first-quarter revenues dropped year-over-year by 24 percent to $2.5 billion, whi
Aircraft
Cessna Shelves Citation Columbus Program
When Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton said<
Safety
ARG/US Releases First Safety Audit Report
Cincinnati-based specialized aviation services company ARG/US on Thursday released an on-site safety audit report focusing on commonly seen deficiencies in
Aircraft
Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval
Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification on Friday.
Piper CEO: World Is Out To Ground General Aviation
While he believes the recession will end soon, Piper Aircraft president and CEO James Bass said the effect of the U.S.
Aircraft
Epic Launches Pair of Twins
Bend, Ore.-based Epic Aircraft today launched a pair of turbine twins at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla.
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.
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
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
U.S. To Lead Bizav Out of Slump
The U.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
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
Charter & Fractional
‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash
An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight 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.
