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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Kerry Lynch

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has contracted with Metro Gulf to equip its new Cessna 208 Caravan for search-and-rescue and other public safety missions.&nbsp;
The MRO, a division of Lafayette, Louisiana-based Metro Aviation, will install an L3Harris MX-15 electro-optical and infrared camera, Technisonic TDFM 9000 radio, AEM audio system, multiple MacroBlue and ViewPoint touchscreen monitors, and a Shotover ARS-750 mapping system. In addition, Metro Gulf will furnish the aircraft with a fully articulated seat and custom mission console, easing the tactical flight officer’s access to the mission equipment.
A longtime completion customer of Metro Aviation, the Texas DPS aircraft operations division operates more than 25 aircraft, providing air patrol, criminal surveillance, and rescue. It has a staff of 50 police pilots, 25 tactical flight officers, and five support personnel. “We’ve completed numerous Texas DPS helicopters and are excited they’ve chosen Metro Gulf for this fixed-wing completion,” said Metro COO Kenny Morrow. “We look forward to working with more of our current partners and welcoming new customers to the family.”

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