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
Jefferies: Prices Jump, Bizjet Backlogs Push into 2025
Preowned pricing has jumped by 10 percent for each of the past four months as new backlogs now extend between two to four years, Jefferies reported.
IAMAW Rejects Bombardier Contract, Calls for 'Study Day'
About 1,800 of Bombardier’s 8,000 workers in Montreal are taking a pause from work on Monday following the IAMAW's rejection of a contract offer.
Collins Brings 3D Printing Capability to its NC MRO
The new additive manufacturing center opened in Monroe, North Carolina with two 3D printers and plans to add more in the future.
WingX: Bizjet Activity Continues Pre-pandemic Bounce
While slightly softer than a week earlier, the first days in June showed a 10 percent in crease in global business jet operations from 2021.
Engines
Rolls-Royce, Purdue Agree to $75M Research Deal
Purdue called the 10-year, $75 million deal with Rolls-Royce the largest involving an industry partner in its history.
Hermeus Eyes DOD Support To Bring Hypersonic to Market
Hermeus opted to pursue hypersonics, rather than supersonics, in part because the U.S. military is more interested in the faster speeds.
Argus: Bizav Activity Continues Upward Surge from 2021
European business aviation operations were up 46 percent in May over a year earlier, while global flight activity ended up 17.8 percent.
IBAC Awards IS-BAO/BAH Workshop Scholarships
The IBAC workshop awards went to Alison Couch, who is looking to enhance her safety leadership, and Ameer Mustafa, who wants to enhance safety in Pakistan.
Inching Up from April, Used Bizjet Inventory Remains Tight
The number of preowned business jets available for sale was slightly higher in May from April but still less than half of what was available a year ago.
FutureFlight
Eve Turns to Porsche for Mass-production Expertise
Porsche Consulting will provide insight on supply chain for high-volume production, as well as strategy for global manufacturing and logistics.
People in Aviation
A look at aviation industry changes in leadership roles and job titles as well as those recognized with awards and honors.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Accumulates 1,000 Hours
The newest member of the Rolls-Royce Pearl family is progressing toward service entry aboard the Falcon 10X in 2025.
Embraer Eyes Expansion, Acceptance of SAF
Embraer has a multi-faced sustainability effort involving the expansion of SAF, research on electric, and hydrogen testing.
Aircraft
Italian Armed Forces Ups Orders for Piaggio Avanti Evos
The Italian Minister of Defence formalized an order for six more Avanti Evos as Piaggio Aerospace gathers bids for the company.
Global Jet Capital Closes on $609 Million Offering
Global Jet Capital has brought total securitized assets to $4.4 billion with its sixth asset-backed security offering that raised about $609 million.
ACA Pushes Forward on Effort To Curb Illegal Charter
ACA's Glenn Hogben sees education take root as his association, working collaboratively with the global industry, keeps illegal charter in the forefront.
GJC: Bizav Market To Rake in $186.8B through 2026
Global Jet Capital forecasts that the industry will continue an upward trajectory led by demand for heavy jets over the next five years.
Safety
IBAC Looks To Expansion as IS-BAO Turns 20
IBAC released its first update for IS-BAO in four years, added a RPAS program, and is building on its PS3 and support network programs.
Training and Workforce
Bolen: EBACE To Showcase 'Stronger than Ever' Industry
EBACE is returning with full agenda but fewer exhibitors as the Russian/Ukraine conflict takes toll.
FlightAware Taxi Predictor Taps Into Real-time Data
FlightAware has added a Taxi-Out Duration feature to Foresight that it says addresses a long-standing issue of inaccurate taxi-time predictions.
IADA, Mente/Four Corners Pledge Ukrainian Refugee Aid
IADA is joining with Mente Group CEO Brian Proctor on donation to orphanage in Romania housing Ukrainian refugees.
Environment
Aviation Organizations Urge 'Fixes' To EPA SAF Proposal
Forty-two aviation and energy organizations urged that the EPA make "simple fixes" to a proposal on feedstocks used in SAF.
Bolen Calls for 'Bold Actions' To Address Aviation Workforce
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen warned that workforce shortages could 'destabilize operations' and urged Congress to support collaborative initiatives.
Embraer Looks To Add 1,000 Workers to Payroll
Embraer is hiring as it eyes growth in aircraft deliveries.
Safety
Baldwin Integrates JumpSeat Crowdsourced App into FRAT
Introduced last year and now with several thousand users, JumpSeat's crowdsourced app enables pilots to share and access operational information.
Raytheon Invests in Hermeus as Avionics Testing Begins
Raytheon's RTX Ventures is making a strategic investment in Hermeus as the hypersonic technology developer begins avionics testing.
USAIG Attempts To Drop Coverage for Unlicensed Pilot
USAIG claims it should not have to cover damages caused from an unlicensed pilot but the operator suggests that the insurer didn't require full disclosure.
Training and Workforce
CAE To Open Bizav Training Center in Savannah
CAE anticipates opening a new business aviation training center in mid-2023 near Gulfstream's headquarters in Savannah, Georgia.
Newly Merged Eve Holding Begins Trading on NYSE
The merger of Zanite and Eve UAM Eve Holding generated $337 million in gross proceeds.
NBAA Brings Hill Veteran on Board To Lead Govt Affairs
Kristie Greco Johnson has 25 years of government and political experience, including as chief of staff to House T&I chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon).
