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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These changes reflect the international nature of the marketplace and are intended to provide an expanded professional-development process around defined knowledge standards, required experience, and preparations for the complexities of domestic and cross-border transactions, IADA said.
Under the program, brokers must complete an extended Certified Broker Study Course and a minimum three-month preparation period before taking the examination. Previously, qualified candidates could register and test without completing a prescribed course. IADA said Version 2.0 shifts emphasis from exam preparation to developing lasting professional knowledge. Candidates will use a new digital Certified Aircraft Broker Study Guide that outlines key terms, transaction pitfalls, and required skills, and provides supporting references.
Plans call to continue expanding the IADA U education program to support continuing professional development. The initial IADA U Education Series includes a seven-module aviation insurance program, with courses on aircraft finance, contracts, and aircraft appraisal in development.
IADA leadership worked with independent credentialing organization Joseph Allan and a committee of dealers and brokers to develop the digital program.
“Aircraft brokerage has become an increasingly sophisticated and global profession, and our certification standards are evolving with this new complex marketplace,” said IADA executive director Lou Seno. “This program raises the bar even higher for professional knowledge while giving candidates a clear yet rigorous path to achieving IADA certification.”

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