Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;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&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;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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Chad Trautvetter

UBS Market Research’s latest snapshot of the business jet market shows continued incremental deterioration in market conditions in February, although at a slower pace than in the November-to-January time frame. The depressed market conditions are being caused by “way too much” pre-owned inventory for sale, falling pricing and tight financing, the firm said. Pre-owned business jet listings moved 2 percent higher in February and are now 69 percent above prior year levels, according to UBS. On a more positive note, UBS’s 12-month outlook score for the bizjet market continued to move higher, reflecting respondents’ view that the market could be near the bottom. UBS has also lowered its business jet delivery forecast for 2009 to 2012, reflecting “trough deliveries at 550 to 600 in 2010, just slightly above the prior cycle’s trough.”

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 

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