Kerry Lynch
Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the Aviation International News monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with AIN for eight years. She joined AIN in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the Show News staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for Business & Commercial Aviation and Overhaul & Maintenance monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

Latest from Kerry Lynch

Operations

NATA Forum To Delve into AI Applications for Bizav

NATA holding forum with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Tuvoli in Daytona Beach, Florida
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Aircraft

Vista Takes Delivery of First Global 8000 Upgrade

Bombardier to upgrade all 18 of Vista’s 7500s to the 8000
Bombardier Global 8000
Regulations and Government

U.S. House Overwhelmingly Approves Air Safety Alert Act

Bill addresses Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision near Washington National Airport
test
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Start-up ‘Bond’ Ups Bombardier Order to $5B

Bond is accelerating deliveries, converting options for 24 Global 8000s, and adding orders for four more
Global 8000 (Photo: Bombardier)
Safety

Lilleys See Safety Bill Progress, Need for Further Action

Jan. 29, 2025 midair at KDCA has led the Lilleys on safety quest
Sheri and Tim Lilley
ATC

Govt Watchdog Finds Security Gaps in Key ATC Systems

FAA needs baseline security controls in a little more than 10% of its “high-impact' ATC systems
Controllers work inside a control tower
Safety

ACSF Expanding Horizons, Diving into Data

Organization is expanding partnerships, forming working groups such as one on ground incidents
ACSF chairman and Flexjet chief safety officer Kent Stauffer
Safety

FAA Eyes Collaboration Toward Enhancing SMS

FAA wants to assess maturity rather than prescribe design of SMS programs
FAA aviation inspector Jim McKenna and Suzette Rash, manager of the FAA’s Office of Safety Standards
Safety

ACSF Safety Summit Opens with Tackling Daily Challenges

Safety culture comes into focus
Air Charter Safety Foundation president Debi Carpenter
Safety

White House Appoints Michael Graham as NTSB Vice Chair

Graham has served on the board since 2020 and was renominated for a term extending through 2030
NTSB member Michael Graham
Charter & Fractional

GLADA Creates Broker Education Online Platform

Learning management system offers access to course materials as GLADA builds on its educational resources
Omni Air Transport generic charter photo
Aircraft

NASA’s X-59 Flight-test Program Now Gaining Momentum

Aircraft is prepping for fifth flight test
NASA X-59 supersonic demonstrator in flight
Aircraft

Hagerty Jet Group: Preowned Gulfstreams Are Hard To Find

Few preowned Gulfstreams are available for sale and are selling quickly
Gulfstream G700 business jet
Charter & Fractional

Hamilton AI Teams with Bank To Grow Air Charter Platform

Hamilton AI will embed Column’s banking infrastructure in its platform
Broker generic photo
Charter & Fractional

PJCC Offers Supplement Lift Data Source for Flight Depts

PJCC for Corporate Flight Departments provides access to data on 80 programs
Omni Air Transport generic charter photo
Regulations and Government

House T&I Chairman Graves To Retire from Congress

Graves has been known as general aviation industry advocate
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) took
Regulations and Government

Alert Act Takes Step Forward in House with ADS-B In Requirements

Amended version passed key House committees but Senate leaders still object
U.S. Capitol
Aircraft

NetJets Takes Delivery of Its First Global 8000

Fractional ownership provider will ultimately have 24 in its fleet, including Global 7500 conversions
NetJets president Patrick Gallagher (left) and Bombardier's David Murray at Global 8000 delivery ceremony
ATC

Collins Showcases Vision for Common ATC Platform

AutoTrac part of an array of technologies under development at RTX subsidiary Collins
RTX MARS common workstation
Regulations and Government

House Approves Bill To Pave Way for Supersonic Ops

Supersonic bill was among series of aviation measures the House approved
US Capitol
Operations

FAA Revises GPS/GNSS Interference, Spoofing Guidance

NBAA encourages members to read guidance, saying it was heavily revised
GPS spoofing
Aircraft

Gulfstream G600 Sets Milestone with 200th Delivery

200th went to customer in North America
Gulfstream G600
Aircraft

NASA Second X-59 Flight Cut Short from Warning Light

On its second flight, supersonic demonstrator flew for 9 minutes
NASA X-59 supersonic demonstrator
Aircraft

FAA Launches Annual General Aviation Activity Survey

Industry appeals for participation
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Maintenance and Modifications

Greenpoint Delivers VVIP 787 Interior Completion

Project incorporated AeroSuite private space
787 in Greenpoint Technologies hangar
Regulations and Government

NBAA Secures Renewal of Small Aircraft Exemption

Exemption opens access to certain FAR Part 91 Subpart F provisions
Daher TBM 960 in flight
Aircraft

JetNet To Evolve iQ into Multi-format Analysis

Rather than quarterly reports, iQ will be offered through a variety of means
 generic aircraft
Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Approves Graham for Another NTSB Term

Graham joined the board in 2020
NTSB Board Member Michael Graham
Regulations and Government

AOPA Sees Momentum Build on ADS-B Privacy Bill

Florida passed a similar bill and several states and airports are on board
A woman flies an aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Doubles Down on Phenoms and Challengers

Private flight provider is streamlining fleet with more Challenger and Phenoms jets
Wheels Up Challenger 300