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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Forecast International president Douglas Nebinger, 58, died at his home on May 15. He worked for the aerospace intelligence products company for the past 32 years. He was named Forecast International’s executive vice president in 1992, and in February 2003 was promoted to president, a position where he oversaw the company’s day-to-day activities. Under Nebinger’s direction, the company continued to expand–its most recent acquisition in 2008 included the assets of Air Track Aeromarketing, which broadened the firm’s data and knowledge bases in the world business aircraft markets.

Forecast International President Passes Away

Forecast International president Douglas Nebinger, 58, died at his home on May 15.

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