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

Luxaviation Group late last week launched a global VIP helicopter management company with services that include crew provisioning and training, maintenance coordination, charter services, sales and acquisitions. With a presence in “key locations” in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Luxaviation Helicopters will manage VIP helicopters for private and business clients. In fact, the company claims Luxaviation Helicopters will become one of the first VIP helicopter operators in Europe holding EASA approval&nbsp;to operate flights to offshore yachts and cruise liners.


Charlotte Pedersen, formerly the COO of Luxaviation Group, will lead Luxaviation Helicopters as CEO. Pedersen has nearly 30 years of aviation experience, including 17 years of military helicopter pilot experience as an officer in the Danish Royal Air Force. “Luxaviation Helicopters will bring the luxury service standards of business jets into the helicopter world,” she said. “Helicopter management is a natural complement to the services that the Luxaviation Group already provides and we see significant potential in this area.”


The new division will continue to expand worldwide via organic growth, company acquisitions and joint-venture agreements with existing helicopter companies that meet Luxaviation’s safety and quality standards, the company said.&nbsp;It has immediately taken responsibility for the 20 existing rotorcraft in the Luxaviation group fleet, including those managed by its ExecuJet subsidiary.&nbsp;The fleet currently includes a mix of Bell, Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo twin-engined models.

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