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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Chad Trautvetter

Cirrus Counter-offer Put on Hold
An eleventh-hour attempt by aviation consultant Brian Foley to assemble investors to submit a counter-offer to the reported $210 million Chinese bid for Cirrus Aircraft has gone into a holding pattern. He had been assembling interested investors since mid-March. “We’ve since had time to follow up, and contact those on our own aerospace investor list. While we continue to identify and vet more prospective investors, the general consensus thus far is to see first whether the Chinese offer currently on the table proceeds to fruition,” Foley noted. “There is some element of doubt on this, but many believe it probably will. If it doesn’t, however, we have investors waiting to reevaluate the situation. We acknowledge our investors’ viewpoint in following this approach.”

Cirrus Counter-offer Put on Hold

Cirrus Counter-offer Put on Hold
An eleventh-hour attempt by aviation consultant Brian Foley to assemble investors to submit a counter-offer to the

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