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
Aircraft
Embraer Legacy 450 Gets FAA Nod
The Legacy 450 can seat up to nine passengers and boasts a flat-floor, stand-up six-foot-tall cabin with a six-foot 10-inch cross section.
Aircraft
Cessna Begins Latitude Deliveries, Launches U.S. Tour
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based aircraft charter and management firm Aircraft Management Group (AMG) was among the first operators to take delivery.
Aircraft
Gulfstream To Webcast Opener at Customer Advisory Meeting
Live streaming will give customers access to the most up-to-date information on Gulfstream aircraft and service/customer support.
Avionics
Satcom Direct Validates Ka-band Services for Bizav
With speeds of up to 50 Mbps, Jet ConneX will deliver global satcom services that support streaming videos in flight.
FBOs
Freeman Group Looks To Expand FBO Holdings
The company holds nine of the 25 Million Air FBOs in North America, as well as three Freeman-branded facilities in California and Louisiana.
Charter & Fractional
Dallas' All-you-can-fly Rise Adds More Frequency
King Air 350 service expanded to the entire Texas Triangle with addition of eight more scheduled flights between Houston and Austin.
Charter & Fractional
Fired Union-organizing Flexjet Pilots To Be Reinstated
An arbitrator ruled that three union-organizing Flexjet pilots terminated by the fractional provider earlier this year be reinstated with back pay
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety Adds Second Gulfstream G280 Simulator
The FS1000 simulator built for the G280 include the company’s Vital 1100 visual system, electric motion cueing and new instructor operating station.
FBOs
Fourth Baltic Bizav Forum Held in Latvia
Presentations at the event largely focused on the current challenges facing the industry in the Baltic States and throughout the region.
Engines
Fourth Beechjet 400A Flameout Mirrors Past Issues
Both engines flamed out at 44,800 feet while the crew started a descent through a maturing convective storm cell.
Brazil’s Avantto Partners with ACASS on International Aircraft Sales
ACASS will work with operators and vendors to help Avantto customers find the right international buyer for their aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
FSI Selects Aeroglobo for P&WC Training in Brazil
The training will be offered at the company's facility in Botucatu.
Aircraft
First Impressions: Embraer Legacy 450
Embraer’s mid-light business jet is surprisingly quiet and very capable.
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland Logs AW109 GrandNew Sale in Brazil
Aircraft will join the nearly 150 AgustaWestland light-twin helicopters that are in operation in Brazil.
FBOs
Jetex Partners With Santiago FBO in Chile
Jetex and Chile-based Santiago FBO S.A. are jointly operating the FBO at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL).
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Airmotive’s Brazilian Shop Adds HTF7000 Maintenance
Company’s Brazilian Regional Turbine Center in Belo Horizonte received Brazil ANAC approval to perform line maintenance on Honeywell HTF7000 engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Equus Markets Aerion Supersonic Bizjet in Latin America
Firm specializes in the purchase and sale of new and pre-owned large-cabin, long-range business jets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Air Expands Maintenance Service Hours
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, FBO is extending the availability of maintenance service.
Brazil Leads BRICS on Aircraft Production, Light Bizjets
Brazil is not only the largest business jet user of the BRICS countries, it also has a mature fleet structure with hundreds of light jets forming the base.
Aircraft
Embraer Legacy 450 Wins Brazilian Approval
The company also announced that the twinjet has exceeded many of its guaranteed performance specifications.
Embraer Delivers First Mexican Legacy 500
With a range of 3,125 nm, the jet can fly nonstop from Toluca to Manaus, Brazil, or from Cancun to Vancouver.
Cirrus in the Home Stretch on Vision Jet
SF50 will gain FAA certification late this year, followed by EASA and Brazilian approvals next year.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Parent Company Chief: What Bizjet Slump?
Gulfstream's order book grew by nearly $1 billion in the second quarter, to $14.02 billion, with book to bill exceeding 1:1.
Airlines
Delta Air Lines To Offer Bizjet Upgrades to Elite Fliers
Under the new upgrade program, Delta SkyMiles members could be offered a flight on a chartered business jet operated by subsidiary Delta Private Jets.
Aircraft
Textron Bullish on Bizjet Market in North America
Textron Aviation delivered 36 Cessna Citations and 30 Beechcraft King Airs in the second quarter, compared with 36 Citations and 34 King Airs a year ago.
Safety
USAIG Adds Safety 1st Courses to Performance Vector
Safety 1st includes line services curricula developed through collaboration with NATA members and industry experts.
SkyVector Adds FAA Flight-plan-filing Capability
Pilots can use SkyVector’s drag-and-drop route builder to generate accurate flight plans based on their aircraft performance profile and winds aloft.
Aircraft
Citation Latitude Stretches Legs on Flight to Maui
The Hawaii mission took place on the heels of coast-to-coast trips earlier this month.
African Bizav Group Plans Informative Annual Symposium
New interactive formats will also encourage the audience to engage with the speakers and share their opinions.
Rotorcraft
RN-Aircraft Signs for 10 AgustaWestland AW189s
Order is the result of a framework agreement signed in December between the two companies that could see Rosneft take up to 160 AgustaWestland helicopters.
