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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The U.S. has brought its largest-ever congressional delegation—10 senators and 13 House representatives— to the Paris Airshow to demonstrate the country’s leadership in aerospace. Along with&nbsp;more than 400 exhibiting companies, the U.S. presence also includes federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Commerce, as well as&nbsp;state-level economic development branches.
During a media briefing with the delegation on Monday morning at the Aerospace Industries Association chalet, Senate commerce aviation subcommittee ranking member Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) commented on&nbsp;the magnitude of the U.S. presence. He stressed that the group is “bipartisan and bicameral” and aims to show that the U.S. can “compete and innovate with the rest of the world,” calling the country the “gold standard in aviation and aerospace.”
Moran proudly promoted Kansas’s contribution to aerospace, noting that about a quarter of all U.S. exhibiting companies this week in Paris hail from the state. “Many of these are small businesses and, for them, these airshows have been a success,” he said. “Kansas has an increased presence at this year’s show and we’re ready to do business.”
Moran said the country’s heavy presence this week at Le Bourget “showcases the role that the U.S. provides in a dangerous world.”&nbsp;Ukraine was top of mind&nbsp;among the delegates, who pledged continued support of military hardware to Ukraine to fend off the invasion from Russia.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) added that “Ukraine is a just war for the U.S. to be involved in, and we’re in it to win it. Actually, I call it Putin’s war.”
The delegation, which also notably includes Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) and Rick Larsen (D-Washington) of the House aviation subcommittee, will meet on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron. While they didn't have a single message for Macron, they each planned on broaching continued financial and military hardware support for Ukraine and stress that the U.S. will always support its allies.

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