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

In a hearing of the 
<link news>lawsuit filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against kit-airplane developer Epic Air, a federal judge in late August agreed with both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s request that a receiver be appointed. Early this month, the receiver is expected to provide a report and then Bend, Ore.-based Epic Air and sister companies Aircraft Completions Services and Aircraft Investor Resources will file for bankruptcy. The court ordered that the receiver, Conrad Myers of Portland, Ore.-based Myers &amp; Co., “take exclusive charge, control and possession of the assets and operations of the [Epic] companies.” The judge granted wide latitude to the receiver to take control of Epic’s assets, collect profits, proceeds and accounts receivable, and “to contract with Boeing for development and completion of pending work.” Boeing did not respond to AIN’s requests for comment.

Epic Air Filing for Bankruptcy

In a hearing of the <link news/single-news-page/article/blue-sky-expands-epic-air-lawsuit/ _blank>lawsuit</link> filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against kit-airp

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