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

Deterioration in the business jet market is continuing to slow, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest monthly business jet report. The September market index came in at 43, some 16 percent higher than in July and the sixth straight move higher but still short of the 50 mark that indicates market growth. “However, our straight-up measure of absolute business conditions has begun to show some incremental improvement,” noted UBS aerospace analyst David Strauss. Pre-owned business jet inventories–currently running about 17 percent–are coming off their peak, declining 3 percent last month and now 4 percent below the May peak on the third sequential decline in the past four months. Meanwhile, the firm said the fractional fleet is “well undersold” and likely to shrink.

UBS: Bizjet Market Improving gradually

Deterioration in the business jet market is continuing to slow, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest monthly business jet report.

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