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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
Spectrum Skipping NBAA 2008 To Pursue Freedom
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical won’t be exhibiting at the NBAA Convention next week in Orlando, Fla., but that doesn’t mean the would-be airc
Training and Workforce
Embry-Riddle Aviation Ph.D. Program Set for Takeoff
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be highlighting its new aviation Ph.D.
ATC
NextGen ATC test program takes shape at Embry-Riddle
In Daytona Beach, just 60 miles northeast of the Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando, the NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
Market slowdown coming, says forecaster
Sparta, N.J.-based Brian Foley Associates, a consultant for investors entering into business aviation ventures, asserts that the outlooks of OEMs and other
Charter & Fractional
DayJet runs out of time and money
Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of Eclipse 500 very light jets–ceased operations and let go of most of its employees
Training and Workforce
Embry-Riddle’s Ph.D. Program To Take Off in May
Next May, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will begin classes for its new aviation Ph.D.
Bizjet Market Healthy, but ‘Shallow’ Decline Expected
In its just-released 10-year market outlook for business jets, Forecast International expects annual production to reach nearly 1,400 aircraft this year an
ATC
UBS Reports Slowing Bizav Flight Activity
According to UBS Investment Research’s business jet update issued on Friday, U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Nextant Moves 400NXT Schedule to the Left
Nextant Aerospace said it is accelerating deliveries of the 400NXT–serialized remanufactured Beechjets and Hawker 400XPs with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
Charter & Fractional
DayJet Calls It a Day
Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of the Eclipse 500– ceased operations and let go most of its approximately 150 emplo
ATC
NextGen Taking Shape at Embry-Riddle
The NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus is gearing up for a demonstration in November that will advance
Aircraft
Eclipse Downplays DayJet Shutdown
After Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of the Eclipse 500–on Friday ceased operations and let go most of its employee
Accidents
Blown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash
NTSB investigators are still on scene at the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport, sorting through the wreckage of a chartered Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) that c
Charter & Fractional
DayJet Parks VLJ Fleet For ‘Economic Reasons’
The fate of per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm DayJet is up in the air, and its aircraft are not.
Aircraft
PiperJet Primed for Public Debut at NBAA
Piper Aircraft confirmed today that it will bring its PiperJet prototype to the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., early next month.
ATC
NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.
While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III
Safety
APS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training
Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight los
Safety
ARG/US Prevails in Charter Safety Rating Challenge
A legal issue between East Coast Jets and charter auditor ARG/US over a dropped “Platinum” rating following a fatal crash came to a swift conclusion yester
ATC
FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon
The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
Analysts Warn of Rising Pre-owned Bizjet Inventories
Separate reports released in the past week by JPMorgan and UBS Investment Research indicate that pre-owned business jet inventories continued to increase l
Bizjets Help Keep Bombardier Soaring Higher
On Thursday, Bombardier reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 22 percent, to $4.9 billion, in its second fiscal quarter ending July 31, thanks in l
Safety
Fuel Icing Likely Culprit of 777 Crash at Heathrow
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) today issued an interim report for the January 17 accident involving a British Airways Boeing 777 that l
Regulations and Government
Settlement Reached in 1996 Gulfstream IV Accident
Years of litigation over a Gulfstream IV fatal crash at Palwaukee (Ill.) Municipal Airport (since renamed Chicago Executive Airport) in October 1996 finall
Charter & Fractional
Sentient Flight Group Split-up Now a Done Deal
The break up of Sentient’s jet-card and charter divisions announced on August 13 was finalized over the weekend, according to the two companies involved in
Safety
NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC
In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc
Aircraft
Piperjet prototype FeelS the wind in its sails
Piper Aircraft’s single-engine PiperJet prototype has logged 12 flights since its maiden jaunt from Vero Beach (Fla.) Airport on July 30.
UBS: Bizjet Market Strong Despite Lower Flight Activity
In UBS Investment Research’s business jet update released on Tuesday, industry analyst David Strauss noted that U.S.
Aircraft
Stevens Aviation Delivers First Lear4Ever Aircraft
Business aircraft maintenance, modification and completions firm Stevens Aviation today delivered the first Lear4Ever–an upgraded Learjet 35–to Dr.
Engines
FAA Issues Proposed AD To Prevent JT15D Flameouts
The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of three high-altitude double engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5-power
