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
Airports
FAA Upholds Airport Funds Use for HTO Lawsuits
Denying an appeal from NBAA and local aviation advocates, the FAA reaffirmed that East Hampton can use airport funds for legal fight over HTO restrictions.
Regulations and Government
Baker, Bolen Join Forces on Opposition to PRD Proposal
The NBAA and AOPA leaders highlight the challenges of the FAA's electronic Pilot Records Database proposal.
NATA Initiative To Put GA Contributions in Local Focus
NATA is lining up a series of local focus groups to highlight the benefits of general aviation and airports to local communities.
Argus: July Bizav Flights Off 20%, but Strengthening
Business aviation activity continues to show signs of rebound, growing each month, but in July flights were still down 20 percent from 2019, Argus said.
Bombardier Sees Bizjet Delivery Drop
Bombardier second quarter deliveries slid from 35 in Q2 of 2019 to 20 in the most recent quarter and expects to keep a lower production rate for now.
Charter & Fractional
PrivateFly Offers Jet Card Program for Frequent Flyers
The card will be offered with a minimum block of 25 hours for light, midsize, or heavy business jets.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Ask Treasury for Loan Flexibility
NBAA, RAA, NATA, and RAA say restrictions placed on CARES Act aviation loans are preventing their members from accessing the relief funds.
Aircraft
Triumph Transferring More G650 Work To Gulfstream
Triumph is divesting G650 and G700 program work as it focuses on core operations.
FAA Chief Dickson Stresses Collaboration at NBAA Town Hall
A year into his term as FAA Administrator, Steve Dickson discusses business aviation concerns with NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.
Aircraft
Cirrus Launches Vision Jet Owner Management Program
Cirrus Aircraft's new VisionAir program for Vision Jet owners with pilot, maintenance, and other aircraft management services.
Former HAI Chair James Wisecup Dies
James Wiscup, who died on July 30, had served as chairman of HAI and retired as assistant chief pilot for Air Methods in 2019.
Aircraft
Virgin Galactic Unveils Plans for Mach 3 Commercial Jet
Virgin Galactic completed its mission concept review and signed a non-binding agreement with Rolls-Royce as it lays out plans for a supersonic aircraft.
Aircraft
FAA Proposes Design Changes for Service Return of Max
The release of a proposed airworthiness directive is a key step in bringing the Max back to service, Boeing and the FAA agree.
Aircraft
Jetfly Adds PC-12 NGX, Fifth PC-24 to Fleet
Jetfly Aviation marks the largest Pilatus fleet in Europe with 47.
Aircraft
Spike Building Team for Supersonic Jet
The addition of John Thomas brings a depth of industry knowledge as Spike vies to make its vision of a supersonic jet a reality.
People in Aviation: August 2020
Martin Thomsen is CEO of Air bp, Jeff Lake is president of Duncan Aviation, and Mark London is president of Elite Jets Charters.
Exim Backs $97.2M Working Capital Loan for Embraer
The Exim-guaranteed loan, for Embraer's business jet facility in Melbourne, Florida, will support $211.4 million in export sales.
Textron Aviation Posts Loss, Delivery Drop During Covid
Textron Aviation reported a $66 million loss and 50 percent drop in Citation deliveries to 23 in the second quarter.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
IRS NPRM To Clarify Aircraft Management Taxes
The much-anticipated IRS proposal follows directives from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which exempted certain management fees from commercial FETs.
Aircraft
NASA X-Plane Provides New Vision
The NASA X-59 will fly with an eXternal Vision System in lieu of a forward-facing window.
Regulations and Government
FAA Striving For Balance in Supersonic Regs
A key FAA official said the agency calls supersonic technologies a priority but said that noise, emissions, and harmonization issues need to be addressed.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Broadens Structural Repair Support
Bombardier's Customer Response Center teams will work with The Mobile Repair Team to offer enhance structural repairs for its worldwide fleet.
Aircraft
Spirit Aero To Expand Work on Aerion Supersonic AS2
Under a new MoU, Spirit AeroSystems will design and build the Aerions AS2 forward fuselage, building on an earlier agreement covering preliminary work.
Training and Workforce
DOT Names 20 Industry Reps for Aviation Jobs Task Force
NBAA's Jo Damato is among the 20 appointees to a new DOT task force that will work to encourage high school students to pursue aviation careers.
Charter & Fractional
NATA: Charter Community Must Step Up Collaboration
Charter operators have a "golden opportunity" with a surge of new customers but must work together to ensure seamless experiences to retain them.
Safety
Flight Depts Used Pandemic Downtime To Improve Ops
AviationManuals has found operators stepping up efforts to implement SMS and improve or develop operational manuals during Covid-related downtime.
Aircraft
FAA Grants Production Certification to Epic for E1000
Leading up to production certificate approval, the FAA worked with Epic to develop remote audit processes to assist with the review during the pandemic.
Women Leaders Stress Diversity Focus through Pandemic
During FIA Connect 2020, industry leaders agreed that the pandemic has made focus on diversity more difficult, but say the issue remains critical.
Aircraft
Pilatus Kicks Off Flight Tests for KSA's Aeromed PC-24s
The beginning of flight tests of the first of six PC-24s for KSA marked a milestone for the airframer, which kept the program on schedule despite Covid.
Aircraft
Global 5500 Enters U.S. Market with Delivery to Unicorp
Sixteen years after it received the first Learjet 60 to be completed in Wichita, Unicorp took delivery of the first U.S-bound Bombardier Global 5500.
