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

On Friday, Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first Phenom 100EV to an undisclosed U.S. customer. The 100EV, announced last year at EAA AirVenture, is an upgraded Phenom 100 with a Prodigy Touch flight deck based on the Garmin G3000 and more powerful Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PW617F1-E engines.


The 100EV’s modified engines, with 1,730 pounds of thrust each, provide a cruise speed of 405 ktas and 15 percent more thrust at hot-and-high airports. Range is 1,178 nm with NBAA IFR reserves and four occupants. Its flight deck is touchscreen-controlled with larger HD displays, split-screen capability and weather radar.


The inaugural 100EV that left Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, Florida complex on Friday was one of six business jets delivered from the facility that day, including a pair of <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-04-03/elitejets-accepts-milestone-400th-embraer-phenom-300">Phenom 300s to EliteJets</a>. Embraer Executive Aircraft managing director Phil Krull, who oversees the company's Phenom 100/300 and Legacy 450/500 assembly lines and other facilities in Melbourne, told AIN that the second Phenom 100EV is expected to be handed over to Toluca, Mexico-based operator Across later this month.

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