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
Genesys Surpasses 1,000th S-TEC 3100 Autopilot Shipment
Genesys Aerosystems has now delivered more than 1,000 S-TEC 3100 autopilots since starting production of the avionics unit in April 2018.
Charter & Fractional
Helijet Taps Blade as Flight Booking Platform
Under a new agreement, global air mobility platform Blade will have exclusive rights for booking Helijet's scheduled helicopter flights.
Aircraft
Jetcraft Outlook: $57B in Used Bizjet Sales over 5 Years
Some 12,261 preowned business jet sales transactions worth $57.2 billion are expected over the next five years, according to a forecast from Jetcraft.
Avionics
Flying Colours To Sell, Install SmartSky Systems
Flying Colours has signed with SmartSky to act as a sales and installation facility for the latter company’s air-to-ground connectivity system.
Environment
Gulfstream Signs WEF Statement To Boost SAF Use, Supply
Gulfstream has signed the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement, which seeks to boost jet biofuel use and supply.
ATC
FAA: Remote Tower at Leesburg ‘Operationally Viable’
The FAA declared the Saab remote tower system at Virginia’s Leesburg Executive Airport “operationally viable,” authorizing ATC services to continue there.
Aircraft
Hermeus Unveils, Powers Up Hypersonic Prototype
Hyprsonic business jet developer Hermeus rolled out a test vehicle prototype and gave a live demonstration of its engines at full afterburner power.
Engines
GE To Focus on Aviation after Spinning Off Other Units
GE announced plans today to spin off its healthcare and energy businesses as separate public companies by early 2024, leaving an aviation-focused company.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Viasat To Acquire Inmarsat in $7.3B Deal
Satellite communication giants Viasat and Inmarsat would become one company under a $7.3 billion deal expected to close in second-half 2022.
Airports
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East Opens Dubai Shop
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has opened a new business aircraft line maintenance shop at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport.
Avionics
Dassault Selects Ingenio for Falcon EFB Solution
Dassault Aviation has selected Ingenio Aerospace’s cockpit tablet arm to provide electronic flight bag mounts for in-production Falcons.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Soars on Aircraft Orders
Aircraft backlog at Gulfstream Aerospace is at its highest point in six years, as customer demand for its jets continues unabated.
Environment
Embraer Goes Full Throttle on Sustainability
Under its multifaceted sustainability plan, Embraer flew the four aircraft it is showing this week at the NBAA-BACE static display on sustainable fuel.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Large Jet Portfolio Gets Bigger, Longer with G400, G800
Gulfstream Aerospace has unveiled the G400 and G800, which will bookend each side of its large-cabin jet family and expand that line to six aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SmartSky Awarded $12M in Dispute with Vendor
SmartSky Networks has been awarded $12 million in damages, legal expenses, and sanctions in arbitration against former vendor Wireless Systems Solutions.
JetNet To Highlight New Bizav Data Products at NBAA-BACE
Busines aviation data company to debut revamped aircraft values program at NBAA-BACE, as well as give a sneak peek at its data-visualization platform.
Engines
Safran Taps Piaggio for Ardiden 3 Critical Engine Parts
Piaggio Aerospace and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the production of the Ardiden 3 engine family.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Hands Over 50th Large-cabin G600 Jet
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the 50th G600, with the milestone aircraft going to an undisclosed North American customer.
Aircraft
Chicago Jet Gets STC for Falcon 900B InSight Upgrade
Chicago Jet Group has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for Universal Avionics’s InSight flight deck upgrade on the Dassault Falcon 900B.
Aircraft
Airbus Teams with 'Mr. Colorful' on ACJ220 SE Cabin
Airbus Corporate Jets has collaborated with contemporary artist Cyril Kongo—known as “Mr. Colorful”—on a special-edition cabin for the ACJ TwoTwenty.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
ZenithJet Adds Biz Aircraft Cost-management Program
ZenithJet has rolled out a cost-management program for business aircraft owners and operators.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
UK Firm Brings Bizjet AOG Insurance to U.S. Market
UK-based Falcon MGA Services has teamed with Peter Schmitz to bring JetSure AOG flight-cancellation insurance to the U.S.
Aircraft
Falcon Jet Owner/operator Group Formed
The Falcon Jet Owners and Operators Association has been formed to allow people flying Dassault business jets to exchange information.
Avionics
Trio Develops AFAC-compliant FDR for Legacy Bizjets
Curtiss-Wright has teamed with SoCal Jets and Peregrine Avionics to develop an affordable solution to meet new AFAC requirements for flight data recorders.
Aircraft
Vref: Preowned Business Aircraft Market Still Hot
A new quarterly market report from aircraft value and appraisal firm Vref said preowned business aircraft sales remained brisk in the third quarter.
Avionics
Becker Teams with Iris on Collision Warning System
Becker Avionics and Iris Automation are developing a non-required safety-enhancing equipment collision avoidance safety system for GA aircraft and UAVs.
Aerobridge Ramps Up for Hurricane Ida Relief Flights
Aerobridge expects to soon start flying in relief supplies to the New Orleans area in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Aircraft
Demo Tour Brings G700 to Launch Customer Qatar Exec
Qatar Executive welcomed its first Gulfstream G700 to the state of Qatar this weekend as part of a special demonstration flight.
ATC
Collins Aerospace Makes Play for FlightAware
Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace has signed a definitive agreement to acquire aircraft flight tracking company FlightAware.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Orgs Urge Refundability for SAF Blender's Tax Credit
A coalition of nearly 70 aviation organizations and companies sent a joint letter to Congress urging that any SAF blender's tax credit be refundable.
