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
Gulfstream Brings In GD Exec To Succeed Clare as CFO
Josh Thompson is succeeding Dan Clare, who is retiring as CFO at Gulfstream, while Wayne Oedewaldt and Kirsten Krueger were promoted in the sales team.
Consumer Confidence Key To Relaunching Travel, Say Experts
Reassurance of the safety of travel and short- and long-term preparations are essential to successful commercial aviation relaunch, FIA panelists agree.
Aero Asset: Preowned Helicopter Market Plunges in Q2
Twin-engine rotorcraft sales dropped 58 percent and transaction value was off 78 percent in the second quarter, the brokerage reported.
Covid Takes Toll on Embraer Q2 Shipments
Embraer delivered 13 executive jets in the second quarter of 2020, down from 25 in the same period a year ago.
Aircraft
Boom Preps for Rollout of XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator
Boom's plan for the October 7 virtual XB-1 rollout is the next step in its ambitions to develop the Mach 2.2 55-passenger Overture.
Duncan Aviation Stalwart, Noted Aviator Harry Barr Dies
Harry Bar shared a hometown and passion for flying with Duncan Aviation founder Donald Duncan, leading to a number of joint endeavors.
Regulations and Government
FAA's Supersonic Proposal Draws Praise and Protest
The EU called the FAA's supersonic NPRM premature, while many manufacturers endorsed its data-driven approach.
Safety
VisionSafe EVAS STC'd for Embraer Bizjet Models
VisionSafe's EVAS is approved for Embraer Legacy 600/650 and Phenoms, while work is underway on the Lineage and Praetor models.
Regulations and Government
Humanitarian Missions Bumping into Ops Reqs in China
Chinese authorities are working to streamline CCAR-129 approvals as operators trigger requirements through humanitarian missions.
Aircraft
Boom To Roll Out Supersonic Demonstrator in October
Boom's supersonic XB-1 will begin flight trials next year to test technologies that will be used to develop a Mach 2.2, 55-passenger Overture airliner.
Regulations and Government
Hundreds Express Opposition to FAA's PRD Proposal
Industry groups say the electronic Pilot Records Database NPRM leaves many questions unanswered and its extension to corporate operators is unjustified.
Aircraft
Aerion Forms Partnership To Explore Synthetic Fuels
Aerion Supersonic has signed a memorandum of understanding with direct air capture specialist Carbon Engineering to explore synthetic fuel for the AS2.
NBAA Initiative Strives To Put 'BizAv Back to Work'
NBAA has launched BizAv Back to Work to help connect job seekers with would-be employers through a job bank, tips, and tools.
NASA, Lockheed Martin Progress Toward Supersonic Trials
Assembly of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology demonstrator is underway at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works factory in Palmdale, California.
Regulations and Government
House Backs Airports, Alternative Fuels Funding
While the House infrastructure package is in doubt, several of the measures remain on the table for future legislation.
NBAA Cancels 2020 BACE, Citing Health Safety
Rolling restrictions, spiking coronavirus cases, and advisories against large gatherings led NBAA to cancel what would have been the 73rd edition of BACE.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet's Dubai MRO Gets EASA Falcon 2000EX EASy Nod
The approval expand's ExecuJet's Dubai MRO capabilities on the Falcon line and comes a little more than a year after Dassault acquired the facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star's DAS, Flite Combining Capabilities
Flite Components will transition from its facility in Dallas to the Dallas Aeronautical Services facility, and both are already collaborating on work.
People in Aviation: July 2020
Wu Zhendong is chairman of Asian Sky Group, Luxaviation UK CEO and co-founder Patrick Margetson-Rushmore retired, and Gary Dun takes helm of API.
Training and Workforce
Training Providers Prepare for Post-Covid Future
While grappling with new health and safety protocols, flight training schools are finding resiliency with new online tools.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Calls for FAA To Issue New Pilot Records Proposal
NBAA says the FAA pilot records NPRM “exemplifies regulatory overreach, going far beyond the intent of the legislative mandate."
Martin Thomsen Takes Helm of Air bp
Thomsen will succeed Jon Platt, who has steered Air bp since 2016 but is retiring from the company later this year.
Environment
Global 7500 Environmental Declaration Marks Bizav First
Through the publication of an Environmental Product Declaration, Bombardier is providing full transparency for the Global 7500's life-cycle footprint.
AOPA Joins Coalition To Oppose Ligado Network
The Keep GPS Working Coalition represents a spectrum of industries worried about Ligado network interference for GPS users.
Charter & Fractional
Jet Edge Grows Fleet with New Management Pricing Model
Adopting a model from its recently acquired JetSelect business, Jet Edge is expanding owner's share of charter revenues and seeing record new business.
Regulations and Government
FAA Extends Medical, Training Relief
The FAA extended SFAR to provide up to three months on certain deadlines surrounding medical, training, and testing requirements.
GAMA, Eurocae To Collaborate on Emerging Tech Standards
GAMA and Eurocae signed an MoU to share expertise and exchange information to address standards and facilitate introduction on emerging technologies.
Honeywell Expands Forge Capabilities
Honeywell is adding the ability to integrate with Professional Flight Management scheduling software, as well as connectivity analytics to Forge.
Environment
Bizav Joins Call for EU Investment in Green Initiatives
Thirteen organizations issued an open letter today to EU ministers and European commissioners calling for more green investments.
Maintenance and Modifications
Avant Aerospace Relocates Near Sibling West Star MRO
Avant Aerospace's move from Dallas to St. Louis gives it 20,000 sq ft of hangar space, enabling it to consolidate its expanding inventories.
