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
Safety
GA Groups Urge NTSB To Set Record Straight on GA Safety
GA groups say NTSB has an inherent responsibility to provide comprehensive view of safety trends and outline GA improvements.
Airports
FAA Opens Investigation into SMO Eviction Notices
NBAA, AOPA seek to join Appeal of case over fate of SMO as the FAA strongly recommended the city to vacate the eviction notices.
Embraer To Shave Nearly 1,500 Workers Via Buyouts
Embraer announced the Voluntary Dismissal Program last month, saying its was part of an effort to save $200 million.
Latest UBS Index Paints Improving Bizjet Market Picture
Latest UBS Index increased 10 percent from the previous survey, led by small cabin market gains.
Regulations and Government
New Part 125 Guidance Clears Up Long-standing Confusion
FAA FSDOs differed on whether Part 125 operators required formal training programs.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Backs Bombardier's Court Battle over IRS Levies
Bombardier is seeking full Appeals Court review of its lawsuit regarding taxes assessed on Flexjet management fees.
Regulations and Government
Huerta: Small Aircraft Rule in 'Executive Review'
Huerta upheld the Part 23 rewrite as an example of how the agency is working to become more risk-based and flexible.
JSSI Adds to Leadership Team To Keep Up with Growth
JSSI is experiencing its best sales year ever this year, already surpassing all of 2015.
Safety
NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks
NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.
EBAA Elects Wiese To Succeed Long-time Chair Baviera
Baviera has led the board since 2004.
Aircraft
Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate
The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
Bombardier Realigns Bizjet Customer Service Leadership
Jean-Christophe Gallagher and Andy Nureddin to head up customer experience and support efforts, while Peter Likoray takes helm of sales, marketing.
NBAA To Recognize Seno with Doswell Award
Seno's efforts have extended from senior management positions and industry advocacy roles to aviation education.
BP Changes Leadership at Air BP
Jon Platt takes the help of Air BP after working with the parent company for more than 27 years.
Regulations and Government
Lawmakers Set To Extend U.S. Gov't Funding Until December
A full transportation funding bill, including the fiscal 2017 FAA budget, could be considered in December.
Martin Hiller Becomes NATA President
The NATA board dropped acting from the title, and also promoted Deere and Obitts.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Urge Lawmakers To Fix Ex-Im Limits
The Ex-Im bank's governing board does not have the required number of directors to approve transactions over $10 million.
ATC
Airlines Look To Passengers in Fight for ATC Reform
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes notes airlines can warn hundreds of millions of passengers of pitfalls of current ATC system.
Regulations and Government
Industry Looks To Lawmakers To End Managed Fee Controversy
Companies are unsure how to plan for management fee taxes, while IRS auditors lack guidance on how to approach the audits.
UBS: Available Pre-owned Gulfstream G650 Inventory Dips
The decline comes as pre-owned inventories across the business jet fleet appear to stabilize, UBS reports.
Bolen Encourages Collaboration on Industry Advocacy
Bolen addressed advocacy during 4 States Airport Conference.
GAMA Promotes Bowles, Sambiase; Adds To Brussels Office
Bowles served as industry co-chair of Part 23 rewrite committee.
Charter & Fractional
XOJet Brings In Yacht Exec as Chief Business Officer
James Henderson was president and CEO-Americas for the Ferretti Group.
BestFly's Pereira Steps In as Vice Chair of AfBAA
Pereira joins the association leadership as it experiences a 20 percent growth in membership.
People in Aviation: September 2016
Industry announcements and appointments
Regulations and Government
International Roadmap To Ease Certification Path
Officials from U.S., Brazil, Canada and Europe collaborate on effort to improve partnerships, flow of technologies and exports.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Reaches Globals Inspection Milestone
Bombardier's service center network topped 75 120-month Global inspection has the Global fleet has surpassed 700 aircraft.
Environment
Environmentalists Renew Call for Action on Avgas
The new Friends of the Earth report continues the pressure on EPA as it anticipates release of endangerment finding on leaded avgas in 2018.
Bombardier Plans 'Pauses' of Global Jet Completions
The action, intended to manage costs at the Montreal completion center, is one of several separate cost-cutting moves throughout Bombardier.
Greenwich Sells Three of Its Component Distributors
Investment firm Odyssey Investment Partners acquired Aero Precision Industries, DAC International and NASAM.
