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
FreeFlight CEO: No Advantage To Delaying ADS-B Installs
The functionality of an ADS-B unit bought today would be the same as one bought in 2020.
Boeing Business Jets Logs Second Widebody Bizliner Order in 2014
Latest order is for a BBJ 777-300ER to an undisclosed customer.
Cessna Citation Sovereign+ Gets European Nod
Upgraded jet has enhanced climb performance and range, as well as Garmin G5000 avionics.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Vision Systems North America Opens in Florida
The window shade company will produce Nuance electronically dimmable windows for the HondaJet.
Nevada Test Site To Research UAS Standards and Ops
The FAA granted Nevada a two-year Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to use an Insitu ScanEagle UAS at Desert Rock Airport.
Regulations and Government
Senate Bill Allocates $15.86B for FAA in FY2015
Appropriations are $580 million more than the Obama Administration requested for the agency.
Zodiac Finalizes Acquisition of Greenpoint Technologies
Acquisition will “further enhance Zodiac’s competencies in cabin interiors of VIP cabin interiors.”
Rotorcraft
EagleMed Taps Baldwin Safety & Compliance To Enhance Its Safety Management System
Company strives to reach level three of the FAA’s SMS program.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets China Expects To Start Operations this Summer
Company obtained its operating permit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, which puts it one step away from operations.
Cessna Citation Sovereign+ Gets European Nod
Upgraded jet has enhanced climb performance and range, as well as Garmin G5000 avionics.
Nevada Test Site To Research UAS Standards and Ops
The FAA granted Nevada a two-year Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to use an Insitu ScanEagle UAS at Desert Rock Airport.
Vision Systems North America Opens in Florida
The window shade company will produce Nuance electronically dimmable windows for the HondaJet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Zodiac Finalizes Acquisition of Greenpoint Technologies
Acquisition will “further enhance Zodiac’s competencies in cabin interiors of VIP cabin interiors.”
Senate Bill Allocates $15.86B for FAA in FY2015
Appropriations are $580 million more than the Obama Administration requested for the agency.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets China Expects To Start Operations this Summer
Company obtained its operating permit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, which puts it one step away from operations.
EagleMed Taps Baldwin Safety & Compliance To Enhance Its Safety Management System
Company strives to reach level three of the FAA’s SMS program.
In Just Five Years, 500 Phenom Deliveries for Embraer
The milestone aircraft, a Phenom 300, was delivered to Prime Fraction Club, a fractional provider in Brazil.
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Shows Off Its First Cessna-refurbished Citation XLS
The company announced in December that it would add refurbished Citation Sovereigns and Excel/XLSs to its closed membership fleet of King Air 350is.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Takes Safety to the Next Level
NetJets’ repair stations achieved Level III of the FAA’s safety management system pilot program.
Aussie Minerals Institute Recognizes Flight Safety Foundation’s BARS Program
Program was designed to audit aircraft operations that are used extensively for carrying mining company personnel.
European Bizav Flying Lagging 2013 Levels
There were 2.2-percent fewer departures from a year ago and year-to-date the market is 0.6 percent below 2013 levels.
Maintenance and Modifications
Inventor of Blended Winglets Flies West
Gratzer joined Aviation Partners in 1991 to work on a blended winglet for the Gulfstream II.
Pilots of Accident GIV Noted ‘Control Problems’
Crew made the normal V1 and Vr callouts before noting the problem and aborting the takeoff.
Jet Aviation Refurbishing Jeddah and Dubai FBOs
Jet Aviation is currently rebranding its FBO facility in Jeddah to integrate the new corporate look and feel launched in Geneva and Zurich last year.
Next Middle East Business Aviation Conference Set To Land in Tunisia
The third MEBAC will be the first to be held as a two-day event.
NTSB Investigators Find CVR, FDR from Accident GIV
Jet crashed at about 9:40 p.m. on Saturday while taking off from Runway 11 at Bedford Hanscom Field, operating under FAR Part 91 rules.
Regulations and Government
House Committee Approves Bonus Depreciation Bill
Would allow for 50 percent of costs for new investments in equipment and software to be written off in the first year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
B/E Aeropace To Acquire Two Aircraft Interior Suppliers
Emteq transaction is expected to close this month, while the Fischer deal will be finalized in the third quarter.
Regulations and Government
Embraer, Boeing Collaborate on Sustainable Jet Biofuels
MoU builds on a partnership formed in 2011 between Embraer, Boeing and research foundation Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa of the State of São Paulo.
