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
Regulations and Government
Congressional Hearing Takes On ATC Staffing, Training
During a House aviation subcommittee hearing on air traffic controller facility staffing yesterday, Natca president Patrick Forrey charged that “rampant un
Safety
Online Safety Briefing Developed for TEB
Teterboro (N.J.) Airport has become the first in the nation to implement a Web-based airport-specific flight crew briefing.
Regulations and Government
Political Flap over Carriage of Political Candidates
NBAA reports that the FAA has responded to a query about the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, which changed the law with respect to what
Charter & Fractional
DayJet, FAA To Jointly Prove NextGen Technologies
Very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet today signed an agreement with the FAA to start a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technologies t
Safety
Charter Flight Compliance Program Unveiled by NATA
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) rolled out a new flight-release system today at its Air Charter Summit, which is being held in Chantilly
ATC
Natca Endorses Obama for President
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) late last week endorsed Sen.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Awaiting new funding DayJet postpones expansion plans
On May 6, very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet put its growth plans on hold after failing to obtain another $50 million in funding to progress to the ne
Gulfstream Celebrates 200th G200
Amid much fanfare, the 200th Gulfstream G200 rolled out yesterday at Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) manufacturing plant at Ben Gurion International Air
Charter & Fractional
Alpha Flying, Atlas Aircraft Move into New Digs
Alpha Flying and sister company Atlas Aircraft Center are holding a grand opening celebration this afternoon for their new aviation complex at Pease Intern
Dubai Investors Buy Majority Stake in Sino Swearingen
Dubai-based Emirates Investment & Development (Emivest) yesterday obtained U.S.
Predictions: good times ahead for bizav
Three separate forecasts released last month indicate a steady increase in demand for and deliveries of business jets over the next two decades.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Technology Group Throws in the Towel
Englewood, Colo.-based would-be very light jet manufacturer Aviation Technology Group recently filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate its assets.
Charter & Fractional
NATA Takes FAA To Task over Emergency Revocations
On Friday, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par
Regulations and Government
FAA’s New ERAM, WATRS Rules Take Effect This Month
According to NBAA, the implementation date for the FAA’s En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program has been postponed from this Thursday, June 5, un
Aircraft
Learjet 85 Composite Work Goes South of the Border
Bombardier Aerospace late last week announced that it will manufacture the all-composite structure for the new Learjet 85 at its facility in Querétaro, Mex
Safety
SMS: more than just the latest buzzword for bizav
If you regard safety management systems as just the latest fad for corporate aviation flight departments, think again, Daedalus Aviation Services president
Aircraft
Epic forges ahead on certification process
Epic Aircraft continues development of its all-composite turboprop singles and very light jets, though without the $200 million in funding pledged by India
Aircraft
Eclipse Concept Jet No Longer Just a Concept
Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program.
Aircraft
PiperJet To Shed Its Marionette Strings and Fly Soon
The PiperJet prototype appears poised to make an on-schedule first flight in the next two months as static testing winds down on the airplane.
Aircraft
Piper Aircraft Will Still Call Florida Home
Piper Aircraft yesterday afternoon made it official that the aircraft manufacturer is staying put in Vero Beach, Fla., following a two-year site-selection
AIN Special Report: Business Aviation on the Web
Thanks to a group of academic economists from Harvard and Stanford, we now know that the U.S.
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Downsizes, Terminates Pilots
Ohio-based Flight Options on Friday closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilots
Regulations and Government
FAA Bans Anti-smoking Drug for Pilots, Controllers
Last week the FAA banned pilots and air traffic controllers from taking the anti-smoking medicine Chantix soon after the agency learned the prescription dr
Avionics
L-3 SmartDeck Gets TSO and STC Approvals
L-3 Avionics late last week received TSO and STC approvals from the FAA for its SmartDeck integrated avionics system.
Aircraft
Despite Delayed Funding, Epic Aircraft Moving Forward
Epic Aircraft continues development of its all-composite turboprop singles and very light jets, though without the $200 million in funding Indian billionai
FBOs
Jet Aviation Looks West
Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation today signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a new Midcoast Aviation maintenance
Business aviation industry is less dependent on U.S.
Ask former Bombardier Aerospace senior vice president for worldwide sales Jahid Fazal-Karim about the current state of the business aviation market and you
Aircraft
Grob-Bombardier Strange Bedfellows on Learjet 85
Eyebrows elevated when Grob was named earlier this year as the single source for the Bombardier Learjet 85’s entire primary and secondary composite structu
Training and Workforce
Communication is key to managing a flight department
Communication is key to any organization, and aviation departments are no exception.
Aircraft
Partners and, perhaps, competitors]
Eyebrows were raised in January when Grob was named as the single source for the Learjet 85’s entire primary and secondary composite structures.
