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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Calling NetJets a “prized asset in a very tough industry,” parent company Berkshire Hathaway credited the fractional ownership provider for helping boost the revenues of its service group by 11% year over year in 2025 to $23 billion. Berkshire Hathaway’s service group also includes FlightSafety International and other non-related businesses, but NetJets is its largest business in the group.
In its recently released annual report, Berkshire Hathaway noted that revenue from aviation services was up by 9.9%, reflecting a 6.9% increase in aircraft in shared ownership programs as well as an 11.3% boost in the in-flight hours across NetJets programs. In addition, higher average rates contributed to the increase, Berkshire Hathaway also reported.
The company also credited aviation services for helping increase the pretax earnings of the service group by 17.2% in 2025. Berkshire Hathaway noted that the increased revenues were partially offset by higher flight crew and instructor costs and higher maintenance, fuel, and depreciation expenses. In addition, it cited “increased government contract losses.”
In describing NetJets, Berkshire Hathaway said the fractional aircraft ownership provider “maintains a relentless focus on safety and exceptional service to reinforce its position as a premium offering. That foundation has enabled NetJets to attract many customers, and today it operates nearly 1,100 aircraft in over 150 countries around the world.”

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