Chad Trautvetter
Online Editor
Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group. He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion, the 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 magazine, he joined 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.
Latest from Chad Trautvetter
Zenith Jet Forecasts $240B in Bizjets over 10 Years
Some 11,103 business jets worth $240 billion will be delivered over the next 10 years, according to the second annual industry forecast published yesterday
Bizjet, Turboprop Deliveries Off To Slow Start in 2011
In the first quarter, general aviation airplane shipments fell 4.6 percent, from 390 aircraft last year to 372 this year, according to data released today
UBS Upbeat on Bizjet Market Recovery
“We believe the recent improvement in our survey and many of the other key indicators that we monitor, including increased flight activity and lower used i
Charter & Fractional
CitationAir Recalls All of Its Furloughed Pilots
CitationAir said yesterday that it has asked all of its remaining 32 pilots on furlough to return to work.
Charter & Fractional
Part 135 Segment Stalls, Drags Down Bizav Flying Stats
Business aircraft flight activity last month dipped by 0.4 percent from a year ago, due primarily to a steep drop in Part 135 turboprop and light jet flyin
Airbus Wins $14.2M in Dispute with Hawker Beech
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) will have to pay $14.2 million to close a two-year-old dispute with Airbus, which manufactures Hawker business jet airframe compone
Regulations and Government
NBAA Helps Thwart Aviation Tax Increases in Connecticut
Advocacy efforts by NBAA members, the Connecticut Legislative Aviation Caucus and the Connecticut Business Aviation Group to fight a personal property tax
Aircraft
Window To Buy Discounted Bizjets Closing, Says Jetcraft
Business aircraft sales firm Jetcraft is “seeing clear evidence” of a return to a more stable pricing environment for large-cabin, long-range business jets
Aircraft
Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at Ebace
The first production-conforming Nextant 400XT will make its public debut this month at Ebace.
ATC
Besides GPS, LightSquared Can Interfere with Satcom
While the LightSquared broadband wireless network’s potential to disrupt GPS signals
Engines
Pro Line Fusion Obtains FAA TSO Approval
Rockwell Collins’s Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval on April 21.
Aircraft
Pilatus Reveals It’s Working on New Aircraft
Pilatus is developing a new civil aircraft that has been designated the PC-24, according to its 2010 annual report.
Engines
Honeywell HTF7250G Certified
The 7,445-pound-thrust Honeywell HTF7250G turbofan gained FAA certification last month, a company official told AIN.
Textron: Cessna’s 1Q Performance ‘Disappointing’
Cessna’s first-quarter revenues of $556 million were up by $123 million from the same period a year ago, but the Textron division still managed to sustain
Aircraft
Eclipse Completes Fatigue Testing of Eclipse 500
Eclipse Aerospace has completed fatigue testing of the Eclipse 500 and is in the process of assembling the data to submit to the FAA, company executive vic
Regulations and Government
New Coalition Vows To Defend GA Airports
The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed last month to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Aircraft
Embraer To Build Legacy 650s in China
Embraer signed a framework agreement with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) on April 12 to produce Legacy 650s at the Harbin Embraer Aircraft p
Regulations and Government
FAA Funding Bill Nears Final Approach
As Congress prepared to adjourn for recess just before Easter, the House and Senate were gearing up for a joint conference committee to begin resolving the
Regulations and Government
Judge Promises Verdict Soon in Brazil Midair Trial
Embraer Inks Leasing Deals with Chinese Banks
Embraer and Minsheng Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of China Minsheng Banking, signed a “strategic cooperation” agreement.
Safety
Bizav Safety Standdown Heads to Asia
Bombardier Aerospace is expanding the Bombardier Safety Standdown to Asia, with the first such event to be held in the region in Shanghai, China, on June 9
Bombardier Deliveries Down in Fiscal 4Q
Despite an “especially strong” fiscal fourth quarter,Bombardier Aerospace delivered 143 business jets during its fiscal year that ended January 31, versus
Detained Crew, GV Released from Congo
The Gulfstream V that had been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sin
Embraer Predicts Slower Bizjet Recovery
Embraer believes that business aviation is facing a slower recovery than it was last year, when it last issued its forecast for the executive aviation sect
Aircraft
IWG Settles Dispute with Bombardier
International Water-Guard Industries and Bombardier settled a pending patent infringement lawsuit in Canada early last month.
Regulations and Government
FlightAware CEO among those who opposes Barr changes
NARA Meeting Sounds Upbeat Notes for Bizjet Sales
Reports from last month’s National Aircraft Resale Association’s spring meeting in Naples, Fla., inspire continued optimism about the business aviation ind
Safety
Argus Reports SMS Training Lacking at Bizav Operators
In its newly released annual safety management system (SMS) audit results report
