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

Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S. reversed course in July after trending in positive territory for much of the first half of this year, according to TraqPak data released by aviation services company Argus. Comparing year-over-year results, business aircraft flying was down 2.2 percent in July thanks to an 8.6-percent decrease in charter activity. This marks the sixth straight month that Part 135 charter flying has dragged down the overall results. Part 91 and fractional flying rose marginally by just 1 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. By aircraft category, large-cabin jet activity climbed by 4.6 percent year-over-year; midsize, up 3.6 percent; light jet, down 1.3 percent; and turboprop, down 7.5 percent. Argus’s TraqPak data “is serial-number-specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the U.S.”

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