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

In this week’s episode, senior editor Curt Epstein gives an overview of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association's (GAMA) first-quarter general aviation delivery data; air transport editor Gregory Polek discusses the dim outlook for the Airbus A380; London-based editor Charles Alcock talks about EHang’s commercial operations approval from the Chinese CAAC for its Model 216 eVTOL, EASA’s pathway for eVTOL certification, and AeroTEC’s first flight of an all-electric Caravan conversion; and editor-in-chief Matt Thurber explains new features that were added to the ForeFlight app thanks to a new partnership with FlightAware.

AINdebrief Episode 10 | May 29, 2020

GAMA Q1 deliveries, A380 outlook, EHang gets China nod, AeroTEC flies electric Caravan, and ForeFlight partners with FlightAware,

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