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

<a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/s/article/hawker-beechcraft-introduces-king-air-250-2613.html">Hawker Beechcraft’s King Air 250</a> made its public debut last month at the Sun ’n’ Fun International Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla. The $5.79 million turboprop twin, a replacement for the King Air 200GT, was unveiled at the NBAA Convention in October. The King Air 250 incorporates three major changes over the 200GT: new Hartzell composite propellers, BLR Aerospace composite winglets and a Raisbeck ram-air recovery system to increase engine performance. Deliveries of the King Air 250 are slated to start later this year.

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King Air 250 Makes Public Debut

<a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/s/article/hawker-beechcraft-introduces-king-air-250-2613.html">Hawker Beechcraft’s King Air 250</a> made its public debut

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