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

Hawker Beechcraft and the state of Kansas reached an ­agreement late last month that will keep the airframer in Wichita for at least the next decade. In return for HBC maintaining its current ­production lines and ­retaining at least 4,000 jobs over the next 10 years, the state offered a $40 million incentive package that includes $30 million over the next five years for equipment ­purchases, product development or building costs and another $10 million allocated for tuition reimbursement and training for company employees at any state institution. In addition, the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County each agreed to provide $2.5 ­million over the next five years.

Hawker Beechcraft To Stay in Wichita

Hawker Beechcraft and the state of Kansas reached an ­agreement late last month that will keep the airframer in Wichita for at least the next decade.

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