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
Bizjet Discounting Veil Lifted in Nigeria Order
The Nigerian government’s announcement last week that it is buying two Falcon 7Xs and one Gulfstream G550 for its presidential fleet has yielded a rare loo
Cessna, IAM Start Contract Negotiations
Cessna Aircraft and the union that represents 2,300 of the company’s factory workers–the International Association of Machinists Lodge 774–began contract n
Maintenance and Modifications
Williams FJ44s Ground Tested on Nextant 400XT
Nextant Aerospace recently began full-power ground runs of its 400XT with the Williams International FJ44-3AP engines, the company announced yesterday.
Bizav Flight Activity Recovery Hits Turbulence
After months of posting positive trends, the recovery in business aircraft flight activity sputtered last month, falling 0.9 percent from a year ago, accor
ATC
FAA Adopts ICAO’s ‘Line Up and Wait’ Terminology
Current FAA terminology for an air traffic controller’s instruction for a pilot to taxi onto the runway and await takeoff clearance is “position and hold.”
Charter & Fractional
Linear Air Says VLJ Air-taxi Model Can Work
Despite the littered road of failed very light jet air-taxi firms, Linear Air said it has been able to make the model work and has even eked out a profit d
Training and Workforce
Phenom 100 Synthetic Vision, Phenom 300 Sim OK’d
Embraer yesterday received Brazil ANAC, FAA and EASA approval for Garmin’s synthetic vision technology (SVT) system on the Phenom 100, which has a Garmin G
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Bullish on Brazil Bizav Market
Dassault Falcon predicts that Brazil will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for business aviation as the industry recovers, company presid
Aircraft
Embraer Legacy 650 To Debut This Week at Labace
The Embraer Legacy 650 will make its public debut at the seventh Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (Labace), which starts on Thursda
Charter & Fractional
On More Solid Footing, NetJets Posts $114M Profit
For the second quarter and first half of this year, fractional aircraft provider NetJets' revenues increased 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from
Accidents
J.P.Morgan: New Bizjet Demand Remains 'Elusive'
The pre-owned business jet market is improving, but demand for new jets is "elusive," according to a monthly business jet report released on Friday by J.P.
Latin America Could Be White Knight in Bizav Recovery
Latin American countries are poised to play an important part in business aviation’s recovery, according to aviation consultant Brian Foley.
NBAA, AOPA Team on Light Biz Airplane Conferences
NBAA and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., announced that two Light Business Aviation (LBA) C
Aircraft
Bombardier Commits to Wichita for Learjet 85 Assembly
An agreement reached by Bombardier executives and Kansas Gov.
Airports
GA Airport Funding Could Increase, FAA Says
A shakeup in the methods by which federal funds are allocated to GA airports through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) could soon be in the works.
Textron Could Boost R&D Spending
Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said his company is prepared to increase R&D spending at subsidiaries Bell and Cessna in anticipation of the aviation indust
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Acquires LifePort
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) acquired Woodland, Wash.-based LifePort, a major accessories manufacturer specializing in air medical systems, interior f
Ohio Rally Hails General Aviation
More than 500 general aviation employees, 50 state and local officials and several industry leaders gathered at the Air10 Jet Center at Lunken Airport last
Embraer 2Q Bizjet Deliveries Double
São Paulo, Brazil-based Embraer delivered 69 regional and executive jets in the second quarter, up 15 aircraft from the same period last year.
Regulations and Government
Congress Extends FAA Reauthorization
Breaking for the Independence Day holiday, Congress extended funding for FAA operations and programs for a 14th time.
Security
FAA Recommends Upset Recovery Training
Citing an increase in aircraft accidents involving loss of control (LOC), the FAA issued Information for Operators 10010, which calls for operators to inco
New Company To Focus on Bizliner Owners
Bizliner Aviation has been formed to specialize in client and vendor support for owners and operators of bizliners, namely Boeing and Airbus single-aisle a
Regulations and Government
Helo operators exempte from runway incursion reports
Runway incursion reports don’t have to be filed by helicopter operators, according to an NTSB clarification correcting amendments to Part 830 that became e
Regulations and Government
FAA Floats Icing Certification Change
Proposed changes to FAR Parts 25 and 33 address dangerous icing conditions caused by supercooled large drops, including a requirement that manufacturers no
Environment
$125M Awarded for ‘Cleen’ Aircraft Engines
The FAA awarded contracts valued at $125 million to several manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce jet aircraft fuel c
Avionics
AD Proposed for Eclipse 500 EFIS
A proposed Airworthiness Directive for Eclipse 500s would require changes to the electronic flight information system and the airplane flight manuals.
Massachusetts Aviation Scores Another Win
The Massachusetts Legislative Aviation Caucus, a bipartisan advocate for general aviation in the state formed five years ago, was able to put an end t
FBOs
Argus Unveils TraqPak FBO Product
Argus launched a new Web-based aircraft tracking system for FBOs last month.
Palmer, McKinnon To Receive NBAA Awards
NBAA announced that Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer and esteemed businessman who serves as a voice for the “No Plane, No Gain” advocacy campaign, will
