Chad Trautvetter
Online Editor
Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group. He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion, the 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 magazine, he joined 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.
Latest from Chad Trautvetter
Avionics
Extant Aero Expanding at Its Central Florida Campus
Additional facility will support company’s growing product portfolio and accommodate future growth in its high-mix, low-volume product lines and services.
Charter & Fractional
Tax Bill Provision Eliminates FET on Aircraft Mgmt Fees
Provision directly responds to a March 2012 IRS Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum that concluded management fees were subject to 7.5 percent tax.
Aircraft
Embraer Lowers Cabin Altitude for Legacy 450/500
mbraer is now increasing the cabin pressurization differential from 9.3 psi to 9.73 psi to reduce the maximum cabin altitude to 5,800 feet.
Avionics
ACSS Taps BendixKing as Bizjet Dealer for NXT-700
Agreement offers aircraft operators a sales channel for purchasing and installing the ADS-B-compliant transponder.
FBOs
ExecuJet To Consolidate Dubai FBO/MRO Services at DWC
Construction of its new combined FBO/MRO at Dubai South is slated to start early next year, with opening expected in late 2019.
Aircraft
Chinese Firm Orders $37B in Boeing Airliners
The order announcement from the airliner leasing company was part of the U.S. trade mission to China.
Aircraft
XTI Aircraft Racks Up 60+ Orders for TriFan 600
Using three ducted fans, the TriFan will be able to lift off vertically and then rotate its two wing fans forward for forward flight.
North American Bizav Flying Continues Ascent
This marks the fifth consecutive rise for the month of October, going from about 240,000 flights in October 2012 to more than 270,000 last month.
Training and Workforce
Emirates Academy Welcomes First Embraer Phenom 100EV
The aircraft is the eighth 100EV manufactured by Embraer at its Phenom assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida.
Charter & Fractional
VistaJet’s Middle East Customer Base Jumps 50%
Sixty-eight of the more than 1,600 airports that VistaJet’s all-Bombardier fleet has flown into globally are in the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional
Encompass 'Quietly' Takes Over Surf Air Cali Flights
Part 135 firm now operates Surf Air’s more than 70 daily weekday flights in California.
Regulations and Government
Astronautics To Continue Cybersecurity Work for FAA
The contract modification for Phase 1B is focused on mitigation strategies and safety risk assessments on different avionic systems.
October Bizav Flying in Europe Soars 8%
Year-to-date, segment flying is up 4 percent, or 28,000 more flights, versus the same period in 2016.
Regulations and Government
$10M Investment Positions Flightdocs for More Growth
Company provides maintenance, compliance and inventory flight departments, air medical service providers, air charter and fractional aircraft operators.
'One Belt One Sky' Highlighted at Macau Bizav Show
The expo will advocate the Macau government’s “One Belt One Sky” that seeks to develop the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area.
Aircraft
Challenger 350 Buoys Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries in 3Q
During the quarter, Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 31 jets, down from 36 in the year-ago period.
Aircraft
Used Bizjet Inventory Drops, but Still a Buyer's Market
Over the first nine months, used bizjet sale transactions rose 5.9 percent year-over-year, to 1,946, but jets are taking the same amount of time to sell.
Charter & Fractional
With New Hire, Victor Sets Sights on U.S. Growth
Victor said it reached its sales revenue forecast of $39 million to $41 million in 2016 and is on target to exceed $60 million this year.
Charter & Fractional
PrivateFly: Charter Customers Edge Younger, Spend More
The average age of private jet customers is now 38 years, while nearly one in five passengers are children under 16 years old.
FBOs
Argus Integrates ADS-B Flight Data into TraqPak FBO
Integration of ADS-B enables more precise aircraft tracking, as well as an increase in the number of flights tracked in the tool.
Avionics
Citing Safety, Collins Zaps 10K Approaches from Navdata
Manually edited or temperature compensated “Climb To” altitudes in the databases could "command the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction."
Aircraft
Legacy Falcon 2000 Components To Be Made in India
Components for legacy Dassault Falcon 2000s will be made in India starting in the first quarter of next year.
Airports
AsBAA Launches Chapter in Philippines
AsBAA is now preparing to assist the Philippine government to develop rules and regulations that will enhance the business and general aviation industry.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G500 On Time, but Early EIS Hopes Dashed
CFO reveals that an unnamed supplier is behind on EASA approval of an unspecified component for the G500.
Aircraft
Piaggio Avanti Brake, Wheel Retrofit in Advanced Stages
Launched last year, the upgrade includes forged aluminum wheels and steel brakes, the latter said to reduce overhaul costs by as much as 70 percent.
Teal: Bizav Market To Return to Peak Levels in 2021
Forecast calls for 11,434 business aircraft worth $272.1 billion to be delivered over the next 10 years.
Charter & Fractional
Flight Ops/Flexjet, Pilots Still Spar over Integration
Flexjet and Flight Options have operated under the umbrella of aviation parent company One Sky Flight since 2015.
Aircraft
Textron Aviation Holds Firm on Bizjet Pricing in Flat Market
Third-quarter revenues at Textron Aviation fell $44 million year-over-year, as it delivered 41 Citations and 24 King Airs.
Bizav Flight Activity in Europe Continues Ascent
WingX said the Southern Mediterranean “continued to be the hub for growth in business aviation” in September.
NBAA 2017 Deemed 'All-around Success'
The event featured about 1,100 exhibitors, including more than 100 new exhibitors.
