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

Charter & Fractional

Rennia Building Family With New Business

Rennia Building Family With New Business
Avionics

Elbit Skylens Flies in Final Configuration on ATRs

The wearable HUD/EVS system is also being offered as retrofit option for business aviation use.
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Web Manuals on Pace To Double Customer Base in Americas

The company opened a U.S. office two years ago.
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Regulations and Government

Court Denies Request in Flexjet Bombardier Lawsuit

Appeals decision remains at odds with previous court ruling on aircraft management fees.

Shawn Vick Becomes CEO of Global Jet Capital

Vick has been involved with Global Jet since its launch in 2014.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX Service Goes Live on Business Aircraft

The service, in testing over the past year, is expected to be on 30 business aircraft by year end and 30 different platforms within two years.

FAA Approves New Pall/Dart System for Bells

EASA approval is expected to follow this year.

People in Aviation: November 2016

Industry announcements and appointments
Maintenance and Modifications

CAT Expands King Air Gross Weight STC

The STC amendment will accommodate Pro Line 21 avionics and Cleveland Wheels and Brakes.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Promotes Anderson To Lead Long Beach Site

Gulfstream’s Long Beach facility provides completions on G650/650ERs and G550, as well as services for all Gulfstream aircraft.
Aircraft

Pilot Shortage Seeping Into Bizav, JSfirm Survey Shows

The number of respondents saying a pilot shortage has affected their operations has grown by 12 percent over 2015.
Aircraft

Cessna Selects Hemisphere Suppliers, Boosts Longitude

The company is showing both aircraft at NBAA.
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Maintenance and Modifications

API, FlexSys Venture Taps Possibilities of Morphing Wing

Aviation Partners is bringing 15-foot demonstrator to NBAA Convention to display multiple applications of FlexFoil wing morphing.
Avionics

Habco Becomes Approved Supplier of Tooling for PW&C Engines

Agreement covers the spectrum of P&WC engines.
Avionics

CMC Debuts New EFB, GPS Sensor

The EFB now has look of tablet but with aviation-grade technology, while GPS sensor adds GBAS approach capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Expanding Support Capacity, Capabilities, Workforce

The company is tripling its size at Fort Lauderdale, adding two more customer support trucks.
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Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Reaching Record Sales with New, Expanded Services

JSSI’s Parts business is moving into whole aircraft acquisition.
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Safety

Baldwin Aviation Rolls Out Automated Safety Risk Profile

QuickRisk Safety Profile is among a number of initiatives underway as Baldwin expands safety-information sharing efforts.
Accidents

FSF Highlights Need for Safety Data Sharing in Bizav

FSF’s GSIP crosses both air transport and bizav because they share many of the same challenges.
Maintenance and Modifications

GlobalParts.aero Eyes Growth with Learjet Business

The company has shipped 25,000 Learjet-specific parts in the first year alone.

FSI Sues for Damages in King Air Crash

The lawsuit lists numerous companies involved with the manufacture and support of the aircraft, among other interested parties.
Training and Workforce

CAE Bringing NextGen to Bizav Training

CAE’s Next Generation Training System is part of several initiatives underway to cement the company’s position in the training market.
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Amstat: Pre-Owned Bizjet Market Weakens in 2016

Transactions are slowing, prices are dipping and inventories are increasing.
Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aero Folds American Jet into Company Portfolio

Michael Saso sold American Jet after 45 years with the company.
Maintenance and Modifications

Able Help Desk To Provide After-hours AOG Support

The expanded services comes less than a year after Textron acquired the company.
Regulations and Government

East Hampton Sends Criminal Summonses to Operators

The town has begun enforcing an 18-month-old noise ordinance that is under challenge before FAA and the courts.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins Strikes $8.3 Billion Deal for B/E

Combined entity would employ 30,000 workers, produce $8.1 billion in revenues and offer a spectrum of cabin and cockpit offerings.

Bombardier To Lay Off 7,500 More Workers

Some reductions will be offset by "strategic" hiring in programs such as the CSeries and Global 7000.
Airports

Santa Monica To Detail FBO Plans, Response to 'Threats'

The city retained Aeroplex to develop a plan for a new city-run FBO.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aurora Demonstrates Automation Aboard Caravan

The Alias system is designed to reduce cockpit workload by conducting the functions of a second pilot.
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