Kerry Lynch
Editor, AIN monthly magazine
Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the Aviation International News monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with AIN for eight years. She joined AIN 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 HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the Show News staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for Business & Commercial Aviation and Overhaul & Maintenance 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.
Latest from Kerry Lynch
Regulations and Government
GAMA Execs: New Part 23 Rules Yielding Benefits
GAMA chief Pete Bunce sees a sea-change with regulators.
Bizjets, Helos Lag in ADS-B Installs as Capacity Shrinks
Shop lead times for ADS-B installs are now reaching six months in some cases.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Receives Expanded PMA with CJ3/CJ3+ Certs
The approval enables Tamarack to produce and install the winglets at its facility in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Regulations and Government
Bunce: FAA Needs Resources To Keep Up with New Users
Buunce fears that the growing list of responsibilities will spread the FAA to thin.
Aircraft
GAMA: Business Aviation on an Upswing
Business jet and piston sales were up, offsetting declines in turboprop deliveries, but billings still softened.
2018 Heli-Expo on Record-breaking Pace
The show exhibit floor was nearly sold out by mid-January.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Clarifies Canadian Border Exemption for Charters
The Canadian Border Services Agency reversed its position on the applicability of the Transporter Obligations Program mandate to charters.
Regulations and Government
NATA Questions Risk of Potential Ownership Rule Change
The association said a bill to allow an increase foreign ownership in U.S. air carriers would represent a significant change for Part 135 carriers.
Regulations and Government
Bill Would Alter Foreign Ownership Caps for Carriers
Rep. Brat's bill would change the reduce the mandatory U.S. ownership requirement for U.S. air carrier from 75 percent to 51 percent.
ATC
WSJ Editorial Takes Aim at ATC Privatization Opponents
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is continued to push its ATC proposal, distributing the WSJ editorial.
Aerocor Develops 'Certified' Program for Eclipse VLJs
The program covers inspections and first-year scheduled maintenance, plus operational support for qualified pre-owned aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Completes First LoPresti HID Phenom 300 Install
The upgrade can produce up to 15 times more light.
Regulations and Government
White House FAA Funding, ATC Plans Draw More Fire
The research and development account would be cut by more than half.
Aviation Safety Expert Archie Trammell Flies West
Trammell's lectures have been used to train crews of more than 4,000 business flight departments.
Exclusive Charter Services Co-founder Dies at 42
A passion for aviation led Klein to leave the technology sector for charter and management.
Regulations and Government
White House Budget Renews ATC Privatization Call
White House proposal immediately draws renewed fire from NBAA.
Airports
White House Aims To Spur Shift in Airport Investments
The White House plan also would curb FAA approval activities in certain airport projects.
Lawmakers Move To Avert Another Shutdown
A measure making its way through the House and Senate would include another short-term extension of funding, keeping FAA's budget flat through March 23.
Aircraft
PlaneSense Takes Keys to First Pilatus PC-24
The delivery ceremony followed U.S. FAA and EASA certification of the new Pilatus twinjet in December.
People in Aviation
Hartzell Engine Technologies, Teledyne Controls and Esterline Simulation Visual Systems get new leaders, while Wynn Elliott celebrates 40 years with firm.
Aircraft
Nextant Gets 'Full' FAA Sign-off on G90XT
The certification of the single-lever power control system on the G90XT, followed previous approvals for the GE H75 engines and Garmin G1000 avionics.
Maintenance and Modifications
Tamarack Secures FAA, EASA Nods for CJ3/3+ Winglets
Certification for installation on the CJ2 is anticipated to follow in April.
'Whitey' Varney Flies West
Varney had a 40-year corporate aviation career that included more than 18,000 accident-free flying hours.
U.S. Bizav Flights Top 3 Million for 1st Time in Decade
The Argus 2017 Business Aircraft Activity Review reports that business aviation flights in the U.S. and Canada increased 3.9 percent.
Safety
Business Aviation Safety Data Expert Bob Breiling Dies
His work led to credit for use of simulation time for pilot training, as well as served as a foundation for Part 91K regulations.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero's Vector Acquisition Creates MRO Giant
The company is reshaping, shedding its Associated Air Center completions business, but expanding significantly worldwide with Vector.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
GA-ASI Expanding Trials of MQ-9B in Controlled Airspace
The company is hoping to bring a certifiable variant of the Predator family to market in the early 2020s.
Aircraft
Longitude Marking Asia-Pacific Debut at Singapore
The aircraft is among a range of jets that underscore the company's push into new markets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ontic Gets U.S. Nod for Singapore MRO
The facility is also a storefront for Ontic's rapidly expanding portfolio of components for legacy aircraft.
Innova Aerospace Quietly Shuts Its Doors
The Texas-based company which owned Sierra Industries, Sabreliner Aviation and Composite Helicopters appears to be defunct.
