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

Deer Jet parent company HNA Group’s newly established <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-03-30/hna-moves-build-largest-genav-business-china">HNA General Aviation division</a> has launched an online network to “promote all services across the industry.” Dubbed “Air Community,” the network has an e-commerce platform that allows customers to book private jets and helicopters, find flight training, view real-time information for flight planning and air traffic monitoring and hold discussions with “industry experts” via online forums.


“To date, China is home to 364 general aviation companies with an average asset-profit ratio of about 30 percent,” it said. “The main reasons for this erratic profitability ratio are high operating costs and China's air traffic restrictions. For HNA General Aviation Group, it was evident that China urgently needed to develop a nationwide platform for the industry to integrate resources and satisfy both supply and demand.”


According to HNA, its “Air Community” has the largest network of business jet and helicopter charters, industrial parks and flight training centers, among other services. The website is already offering services from its network of operators, including Deer Jet, Capital Helicopters, Xilin Fengteng General Aviation, Guanchen General Aviation and Hainan Aviation Academy.


Since its recent launch, the network has facilitated bookings of newly added helicopter taxi service between Haikou and Xuwen that is being operated by Capital Helicopters. This new service shortened travel time between the two cities to 10 minutes, HNA said.

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

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“Air Community” has the largest network of business jet and helicopter charters, industrial parks and flight training centers, among other services.

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