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

Business aircraft flight activity in September was at its highest level since October last year, according to aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S. (ARG/US). The firm’s U.S. IFR traffic data indicates that activity in September increased 2.7 percent from August and climbed 0.4 percent year-over-year. Leading the recovery are Part 91 operators, logging a 4.9-percent increase in flight activity versus a year ago. Part 135 flying was down just 3.5 percent compared with the same month last year, while fractional activity fell 7.7 percent, ARG/US data shows. Turboprop aircraft activity showed the strongest recovery at 11.1 percent versus the year-ago period, while light jets slipped 5.7 percent, midsize inched up 0.4 percent and large-cabin jets fell 12.7 percent.

ARG/US: Bizav Flight Activity Increasing

Business aircraft flight activity in September was at its highest level since October last year, according to aviation services company Aviation Research G

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