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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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is distributing free diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) decals as the association continues to highlight the need for proper training and handling of the substance that has been involved in jet-A contamination incidents and led to in-flight emergencies. The decals are intended to clearly label DEF storage containers to reduce the possibility of mistaking DEF for&nbsp;other liquids such as fuel-system icing inhibitors.

 


NATA created a free DEF contamination prevention training course after a 2017 contamination incident. But this past spring another incident of DEF contamination was believed to have caused the loss of power in the engines of two Cessna Citations. These incidents spurred the NTSB <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-07-26/ntsb-issues-warning-dont-foul-fuel">to issue a safety alert</a> on the dangers of DEF contamination and prompted NATA to <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-05-30/nata-encourages-training-guard-against-def-risks">reiterate&nbsp;the need for training on DEF use and handling</a>. “FBOs and aircraft operators must be diligent in ensuring that staffs are not only properly trained, but that company policies and procedures used to prevent DEF contamination are being followed,” NATA&nbsp;said.

 


DEF is required for newer on- and off-road diesel-powered vehicles, making it more prevalent on airfields as refueling trucks are replaced. When combined with jet-A, DEF forms crystalline deposits in aircraft fuel systems.

 


The decals are available by contacting <a href="mailto:Safety1st@nata.aero">Safety1st@nata.aero</a>. NATA further has developed <a href="https://www.nata.aero/advocacy/DEF-Awareness">a resource page on DEF</a>.

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