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

FlightSafety International is introducing a new-generation Vital 1100 visual system that provides “mission-specific imagery with vastly improved scene content and unprecedented levels of detail” for its flight simulators. With the upgraded system, hundreds of millions of scene elements are processed every second and presented along with environmental effects such as “physics-based weather models” of rain, snow and hail that develop and react as they would in the real world. Other features include dynamic shadowing and enhanced shading effects, providing pilots with valuable cues and added realism.

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

FlightSafety Takes Flight Sim Visuals to the Next Level

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Jessica Reed

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Joan Sullivan Garrett is the recipient of the 2025 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

NAA Names Aviation Medical Pioneer for Wright Trophy

Amy Wilder

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Integration gives Avianis users direct hiring access

Portside’s Avianis Links to Staffing Marketplace

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

NASA, USAF speakers address culture and decisionmaking

Jet Linx Grounds Fleet for Annual Safety Summit

Kerry Lynch

Business aviation salary increases less than in recent years but were still twice the national average

NBAA Survey Reveals Bizav Pilot Salary Increases Easing

Curt Epstein

The annual bizav showcase will be in Las Vegas in October

NBAA Promises Inspiration at BACE 2025

Charles Alcock

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

HM Aerospace could take up to 30 of the aircraft to train pilots

Malaysian Flight School Orders VoltAero's Cassio 330

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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NAA Names Aviation Medical Pioneer for Wright Trophy

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Portside’s Avianis Links to Staffing Marketplace

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NBAA Survey Reveals Bizav Pilot Salary Increases Easing

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The annual bizav showcase will be in Las Vegas in October

Malaysian Flight School Orders VoltAero's Cassio 330

HM Aerospace could take up to 30 of the aircraft to train pilots

CAE Adding Simulators in Madrid, the Philippines

Simulators expands partnerships with Embraer, Cebu Pacific

High School Team in Texas Takes First in GAMA Challenge

More than 70 teams joined the 2025 design competition

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