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
Regulations and Government
FAA SFAR Provides Reprieve from Range of Requirements
The FAA's SFAR builds on previous actions to provide relief to the industry facing time-sensitive requirements.
Regulations and Government
FAA Guidance Opens Door for Standardized Part 135 Training
Years in the making, the FAA AC 142-1 creates a new approach to Part 135 training that calls for a consensus-based standardized curricula.
Training and Workforce
Aviation Schools Training Online for Now, Eyeing Future
Schools have adapted to online curriculums for now but believe these tools can be used in part to maintain a future pipeline.
ATC
Once Busy, Many Bizav Airport Towers To See Hours Cut
The FAA has released a list of 93 airports where it plans to curb operating hours as traffic has declined in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
GAMA Highlights Myriad Industry Relief Efforts
GAMA listed dozens of efforts its members have undertaken to assist in Covid-19 relief.
Former Cascade Helicopters Owner Bill Wells Flies West
William H. “Bill” Wells Jr., the former president and owner of Cashmere, Washington-based Cascade Helicopters and past HAI chair died at 86.
Regulations and Government
IBAC Urges ICAO To Adjust Corsia Emissions Baseline
IBAC fears use of an average of 2019 and 2020 emissions levels will skew the baseline for Corsia at a much greater cost to operators.
Rotorcraft
Covid Taking Toll on Rotorcraft Employment
An HAI webinar with JSFirm highlighted the job losses that has come from the Covid-19 crisis in the rotorcraft industry, but offered tools for job seekers.
Regulations and Government
Industry Leaders Praise Passage of More Relief Funding
The replenishment of the PPP fund was welcomed by industry groups, seeing small aviation businesses continue to struggle.
Covid Pandemic Risks Supply Chain Squeeze
AIN webinar spotlights concerns of potential supply chain disruptions in coming months and potential opportunities.
ATC
FAA To Adjust Hours at 100 Air Traffic Towers
The FAA is temporarily reducing operations at ATC towers where traffic has dropped off significantly, particularly at night.
Newly Minted Kodiak Carries Ventilators to California
Kodiak Aircraft donated use of a new Kodiak 100 Series II turboprop single and pilot time to transport 240 ventilators to Sacramento, California.
Charter & Fractional
Avinode Aid Launched To Link Brokers, Medevacs
Avinode is offering Avinode Aid for free to ensure brokers can find available aircraft for air medical transport or humanitarian relief missions.
Charter & Fractional
Avinode Unveils Avinode Aid To Link Brokers, Medevacs
Avinode is offering Avinode Aid for free to ensure brokers can find available aircraft for air medical transport or humanitarian relief missions.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Installing ACA Aircraft Air Purification System
Duncan has installed the ACA chemical-free air purification system in a Gulfstream and is working on approvals for other aircraft.
Charter & Fractional
NATA Forms Task Force To Prep 135 for Demand Return
The NATA Part 135 Covid-19 Task Force will address a range of concerns and develop best practices covering flight crew and passenger safety.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Asks YoPros To Contact Congress on Relief Debate
As lawmakers negotiate the next round of relief packages, NBAA stresses the importance of young professionals to reach out to their lawmakers.
Regulations and Government
FAA Updating Weight and Balance Program Guidance
Draft FAA guidance would have inspectors advise operators to update their weight and balance programs and submit them for approval.
Rotorcraft
Air Tour Pioneer Elling Halvorson Flies West
Elling Halvorson, who died on April 16 at the age of 88, founded Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters in 1965, a business that flies 600,0000 pax a year.
Regulations and Government
FAA Hits Jem Air with $220K Penalty for Crew Issues
The FAA is proposing a $220,000 penalty against Jem Air for allegedly using unqualified pilots in late April and early May of 2019.
Training and Workforce
CAE Recalls Canadian Workers
CAE credited a government relief program in assisting with the recall of 1,500 of its workers temporarily laid off in Canada.
Angel Flight Orgs Create Distribution Network for PPE
Angel Flight West and Central are coordinating with the Colorado Hospital Network to ensure PPE reach remote hospitals.
Airports
DOT Designates $10B in Relief Funding for U.S. Airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation has encouraged small and large airports alike to spend $10 billion in relief funding immediately.
NBAA Works with Hospital Org To Coordinate HERO Support
NBAA's HERO database compiles information on people, aircraft, and other resources available to assist in disaster-response.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
U.S. General Aviation Groups Push for Tax Relief
Six organizations appealed to Senate leaders for relief from aviation fuel taxes, similar to relief already granted to the nation's airlines.
Covid-19 Forcing New Approaches to Fitness for Duty
Aviation industry experts participating in an NBAA webinar on fitness for duty, warn that pilots must consider others, as well as themselves,.
ASG: Covid-19 Tentacles Prove Devastating on Industry
ASG managing directory Jeffrey Lowe characterized the effects of Covid-19 on the industry as "devastating," as many organizations now unclear of future.
Maintenance and Modifications
King Aerospace Sees Steady Business, Adjusts Workspace
Customers are sticking to their schedules for work at King Aerospace, but the company implemented safeguards and at-risk employees are working remotely.
Maintenance and Modifications
ACI Jet Offers Return-to-service Deal for Idle Bizjets
ACI Jet is offering labor and potential travel discounts for customers who sign up for its "mobile Return to Service" program.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Orgs Warn of Danger of Trust Fund Depletion
Nineteen organizations urged House and Senate leaders to take action to preserve the aviation trust fund, which is in danger of becoming insolvent.
