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
Senate Confirms Chao as Transportation Secretary
Chao was approved by an overwhelming majority in the Senate.
FAA Safety Chief Peggy Gilligan To Retire
Gilligan spent 37 years with the agency and has been praised for her dedication to safety.
Business Aircraft Broker Pioneer James Welsch Dies
Welsch had a 54-year career in the industry, joining his father's aircraft brokerage in 1960.
FBOs
Signature Pursuing 'All Avenues' after SNA Decision
Signature said its customers have reacted with shock to the board's decision to switch FBO providers at the airport after 20 years.
Regulations and Government
FAA Releases Houston Super Bowl TFR
TFR will establish gateway screening for departures at HOU, but all other GA aircraft are prohibited during TFR.
Court Orders Flexjet/FO Back to Bargaining Table
The order is the second time in eight months that the court has made such an order.
Rotorcraft
Bell Commercial Deliveries Down, Orders Improve
Company is hopeful to resume flight testing of 525 Relentless shortly.
FBOs
Orange County To Replace Signature with ACI Jet at SNA
The change comes amid complaints over pricing at the airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Secures FAA OK For Light Helo ADS-B Retrofit
Vector is offering the L-3 Lynx NTG-9000 and Garmin GTX-345 transponder.
FBOs
American Aero, Fort Worth Give Facilities Makeover
The newly refurbished 85,000-sq.-ft. administrative building was the result of a public/private partnership.
Former TAG Executive Wells Takes Helm of Quest Aircraft
Wells, a 40-year industry veteran, succeeds Sam Wells, who retired recently after a 50-year career in aviation.
Aircraft
Textron Cuts Legacy Production Rates
Latitude production will be up 30 percent, offsetting drop off in legacy models.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Readies Challenger 850 SE for ADS-B
The installation combined a Canadian-developed STC and a Rockwell Collins STC to prepare the aircraft for WAAS/LPV and bring it into ADS-B OUT compliance.
Regulations and Government
Commerce Committee Clears Chao Nomination
The full Senate is expected to act on the nomination shortly.
IAD, HEF Traffic Jumps, but Smooth Ops for Inauguration
More than 300 business aircraft parked at Dulles and another 100 at Manassas during the inauguration.
Regulations and Government
Feds Outline TFR Plans for Trump Visits to Mar-a-Lago
Gateway system, no-fly-zones will be in place.
Regulations and Government
FAA Study Could Overturn Long-standing Jet Ban at LNA
FAA determined that a ban on jets, first put in place in 1973, is not grandfathered under ANCA.
Regulations and Government
FAA Issues Flight Restrictions over DC for Inauguration
Business aircraft flights limited to Manassas Regional, Washington Dulles and Baltimore/Washington International Airports.
Environment
EPA Rejects Appeal on Certain Aircraft Emissions
The Biogenic C02 Coalition claims EPA's aircraft emissions endangerment finding is illegal because of its treatment of certain biogenic emissions.
Alnaqbi Steps In as Vice Chair of IBAC
Alnaqbi, who founded MEBAA to united the business aviation communities in the Middle East and North Africa region, formerly was IBAC treasurer.
Astronaut, Safety Advocate Gene Cernan Dies
He was the face of Bombardier's Safety Standdown.
ATC
DOT Watchdog: FAA Not Yet Prepared for Mass ATC Outage
Shuster holds up report as another reason for ATC reform, while Democrats are unconvinced.
Regulations and Government
Court Issues Injunction Barring East Hampton Curfews
The preliminary injunction follows the November 4 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Environment
Flight Demos Jet-A Derived from Plastic Waste
The 500-mile January 11 flight from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia, involved a diesel-powered Van's RV-9A fueled in part by plastic waste.
Maintenance and Modifications
PPG, Bombardier Create New Aircraft Paint Effect
The Carrington Pearl Blue paint was applied to a Global Express XRS owned by Carrington Holding.
Regulations and Government
Graves: FAA Bill Likely To Come Up in Spring
Bill anticipated to include ATC reform, and other priorities that include aircraft registration and certification fixes, Graves said.
Accidents
Search Teams Continue Recovery of CJ4 in Lake Erie
Seats and debris that appear to be portions of the fuselage have been recovered, along with the cockpit voice recorder.
Regulations and Government
FAA Rule Reforms Third-class Pilot Medical Requirement
The agency released the BasicMed rule at the direction of Congress.
Regulations and Government
Thune, Shuster Return To Lead Key Committees
The returning chairman face another reauthorization debate, but Thune first must turn his attention to presidential nominations.
AIN Columnist, NBAA Staffer John Pope Flies West
Pope joined NBAA in 1961, becoming the third person in what was then a three-person staff.
