Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;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&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;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.

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Palm Beach International Airport in Florida is changing its name to President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and its associated FAA, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and International Air Transport Association (IATA) identifiers are changing correspondingly, effective July 9.
The change stems from legislation that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on March 30, calling for the renaming of the airport and directing Palm Beach County to pursue all associated approvals to facilitate it.
In May, the FAA issued a ruling agreeing to change the location identifier from PBI to DJT. This change affects Class C and E airspace, but the action will not alter the affected boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements. Airport officials said FAA publications and aeronautical systems will be updated to reflect the change at the time.
The ICAO code, meanwhile, goes from KPBI to KDJT. In addition, IATA has notified the airport that its code will also change to DJT and will be reflected in airline reservation systems. However, the airport advised that PBI will continue to appear until July 9.
While the name change takes effect on July 9, the airport said the transition involving signage, branding, and public-facing materials will occur in phases.

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