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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Effective tomorrow, Philippe Liénard will be the new chairman at the Central European Private Aviation (CEPA) association. This continues the annual rotation of the chairmanship at CEPA, with currently chairman Brendan Lodge of Jet Brokers Europe shifting to deputy chairman. Liénard is the founder and majority shareholder of Slovakian and Polish-based AELIS Group, which specializes in business aircraft trading and leasing, and has many years of experience in operating businesses in Central and Eastern Europe.

Liénard Is 2013 Chairman at the Central European Private Aviation Association

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