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

Reports from last month’s National Aircraft Resale Association’s spring meeting in Naples, Fla., inspire continued optimism about the business aviation industry’s recovery. “There’s certainly more movement, and it’s much more positive than what we saw a year ago,” said Allen Qualey, president of the specialty finance group at 1st Source Bank. He said the mood at the well attended meeting was upbeat, though many aircraft dealers are still showing some reluctance to purchase pre-owned inventory and instead prefer to act in a brokering capacity. On the finance side, Qualey has noted additional positive indicators. This includes new business and loan payoffs, the latter meaning “somebody has sold his airplane, which means he got the price he wanted or close enough to let it go.”

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Reports from last month’s National Aircraft Resale Association’s spring meeting in Naples, Fla., inspire continued optimism about the business aviation ind

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