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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Transport Canada issued certifications for both the Gulfstream G500 and G600, following through on long-awaited validations that in part prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to weigh in on the issue. Those validations came through on February 15, and Gulfstream Aerospace told AIN, “We continue to work with both the FAA and TCCA and are optimistic that progress is being made.”
On January 29, Trump threatened to revoke certifications for all Canadian aircraft, including Bombardier Globals, in retaliation for delays in Transport Canada approvals for the Gulfstream G500, G600, G700, and G800. He also threatened 50% tariffs on any aircraft produced in Canada and sold in the U.S.
<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-02-03/gulfstream-confirms-delay-over-canadian-type">Gulfstream confirmed</a> that the G500 and G600 applications had been pending for about six years, and the G700 and G800 applications were submitted in 2024.
When asked on February 12 about the Trump threat to “decertify” Bombardier products, Bombardier president and CEO Éric Martel had <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-02-12/bombardiers-martel-sees-resolution-gulfstream-certs">expressed optimism</a> that the “situation is going to get resolved,” and added that this was a certification issue between Gulfstream, Transport Canada, and the FAA. “They need to work together to get this to the bottom line.”
During the GAMA State of the Industry press conference last week, association president and CEO James Viola added that sometimes certifying authorities get out of alignment and <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-02-20/industry-leaders-pressing-cert-validation-improvements">need to recalibrate</a>.

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