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

Carried by Part 91 operators, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S. eked out a 0.5-percent increase in January versus the same period a year ago, according to TraqPak data from aviation services company Argus. Part 91 activity rose 6 percent year-over-year, but the Part 135 charter and Part 91K fractional segments both saw activity fall by 7.2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. By aircraft category, large-cabin jet activity climbed 3 percent last month over January 2010, while midsize jet flying was up 2 percent and light jets showed a 0.7-percent rise. Turboprop activity, however, fell 1.5 percent from a year ago. Argusπs TraqPak data "is serial-number-specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the U.S."

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Carried by Part 91 operators, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.

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