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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

Aircraft

ACJ Survey Shows Growing Government Bizav Role

91% see government as business aviation growth market
Airbus Corporate Jets private aviation survey
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Plans Major Expansion of Columbus Headquarters

Company is adding 365,000 sq ft, including training center
NetJets planned new facility
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown: 30 Years of Evolution, Legacy

Safety Standdown is celebrating its 30th anniversary in November
Tony Kern at Bombardier Safety Standdown
Aircraft

X-59 Heads to Florida, Marks First Flight Anniversary

Aircraft accrued more than 40 flights
NASA X-59 supersonic demonstrator in flight
Aircraft

Daher Touts Kodiak, TBM at Firefighting Conference

Displaying the Kodiak 900 at Canadian Wildfire Conference
Daher TBM 960 and Kodiak 100
Regulations and Government

Bedford Agrees To Continue Citation Exemption Discussion

Bedford acknowledged revoking exemptions appeared abrupt but was based on years of data
Kristie Greco Johnson, NBAA’s senior v-p for government affairs
Aircraft

McKinsey Report Sees Shifting Bizav Market, Capacity Hurdles

McKinsey delves into evolving nature of private aviation
G800
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Scales Up U.S. Ops as Trump Reverses Ban

Bombardier investing $270 million in U.S.
Bombardier service center in Hartford, Connecticut
Regulations and Government

DOT’s Duffy at BACE: FAA Needs Better Cert Processes

Secretary Duffy spoke of need to pave way for safer technologies, AAM
Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary
Training and Workforce

API: Compensation Topping Flight Dept Leader Worries

API is celebrating 55th anniversary
Aviation Personnel International CEO Sheryl Barden
Aircraft

Gulfstream Eyes 200-bizjet Production Rate

Backlog reached $25 billion by midyear
G800
Engines

P&WC Unveils PT9 Engine with Type Certification in Hand

Clean-sheet engine design in 2,000-shp class
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT9
Avionics

Dassault Launches EASy IV Upgrade for Falcon 2000s

New avionics available on new-builds and as retrofit
Dassault Falcon 2000 EASy IV flight deck
Safety

IBAC Core Program To Guide Small Ops on Risk Management

IBAC's industry partners program continues to grow
Aircraft

NBAA Kicks Off BACE with Team Changes, Upbeat Outlook

BACE continues to evolve under leadership changes
Dan Hubbard
Aircraft

Daher Kodiak 900 Expands into Europe

Multimission applications are growing
Kodiak 900
Aircraft

Gulfstream Adds Outfitted G400 to Flight-test Program

G300 program will be on heels of G400
Gulfstream G400
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Special Operating Rules around Palm Beach

U.S. Secret Service requested changes
Palm Beach International Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

EAP Reaches 10th Anniversary with Growing Client Base

EAP now covers 34 engine models and APUs
PW 535E engine
Training and Workforce

Symmetry Aims To Lift Standards for Gulfstream Pilots

Founded by contract pilots, the program is designed to foster flight department consistency
Gulfstream pilots
Training and Workforce

NBAA Honoring Professionals, Students with Scholarships

19 students among many award recipients
Safety

NBAA Honors Hundreds with Flying Safety Awards

Whirlpool to recieve 75-Year Flying Safety Award
Aircraft

RVA Summit Bringing Packed Agenda, Honoring Legacy

Summit is first solely under the purview of RVA
Rolland Vincent, JetNet
Regulations and Government

Bedford On BACE for ‘Meet the Regulators’ Session

Discussion comes shortly after FAA revoked Citation single-pilot exemptions
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford
FBOs

Business Jet Rapidly Expanding Footprint at Love Field

The company recently added two more hangars and poured more concrete for ramp space
Business Jet hangars at Dallas Love Field
ATC

Indra’s Olathe Plant Hits Full Swing on Radios, Radars

$50 million facility supports the FAA’s ATC overhaul
Dignitaries at Indra Group USA Olathe, Kansas plant
Training and Workforce

Magnifica Air Spooling up Operations with Hiring Drives

Company recruiting during NBAA-BACE
Magnifica Air
Aircraft

Travolta Talk Tops Bombardier’s NBAA-BACE Lineup

Global 8000, Global 6500, and Challenger 3500 anchor static display
Bombardier G8000
Aircraft

With Rebrand Rolled Out, Mente Upgrades MVP Service

Four Corners is now Mente Aviation
Generic business jet
Training and Workforce

CAN Sees Trips Increase as It Gears Up for Fund an Angel

Corporate Angel Network expects nearly 500 to attend its key fundraiser
(from left to right) Hanson Communications Dominick and Bruce Hanson (both pilots), patient Michael, and Courtney Easton, v-p of CANy