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

U.S. business aircraft flight activity in September rolled back slightly from a year ago, decreasing 1.3 percent, according to TraqPak data from aviation services company Argus. Part 91 operations remained in positive territory, with a year-over-year increase of 2 percent, but fractional flying led the pack, climbing by 2.7 percent. Meanwhile, Part 135 charter activity fell for the eighth consecutive month, this time by 8.4 percent from September 2010. Aircraft category results were mixed, with midsize jet flying up 1 percent, followed by light jets at 0.7 percent. Large-cabin jets and turboprops declined -0.1 percent and -4 percent, respectively. Argus also issued a special analysis of flight activity, which found that overall growth has been relatively stagnant over the past three years. It also confirmed that flight activity closely tracks stock market gains and losses, and that charter activity falls as fuel prices rise.

Bizav Flight Activity Dipped Slightly  in September

U.S. business aircraft flight activity in September rolled back slightly from a year ago,

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