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

Bombardier Grows Safety Forums on Success of Standdown

Montreal airframer will host flight attendant summit in Hong Kong
Bombardier Safety Standdown (Photo: Bombardier)
Regulations and Government

The Double-edged Sword of the Pilot Records Database

PRD ushers in a new era of efficiency and a new bureaucracy
Pilot
Aircraft

Bombardier's USAF BACN Global Jet Deliveries Reach Eight

Next delivery for BACN program slated for 2025
USAF BACN Bombardier Global rendering (Image: Bombardier)
Aircraft

Bombardier's Challenger 3500 Reaches 100th Delivery

Milestone reached two years after the latest version entered service
Bombardier Challenger 3500 inflight (Photo: Bombardier)
Training and Workforce

Tracie Carwile Takes Helm of Women in Corporate Aviation

Founding member Elizabeth Clark is retiring after 31 years of leading WCA
Women in Corporate Aviation CEO and executive director Tracie Carwile (Photo: NBAA)
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety's Barbara Telek Steps in as President

Telek succeeds Brad Thress, who retired from aviation training firm
FlightSafety International president Barbara Telek
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Heico Expands Bizjet Foothold with Mid Continent Controls Buy

Mid Continent leaders will retain a 12% stake in company
Mid Continent Controls custom connectivity panel (Photo: Mid Continent Controls)
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Marks 50 Years of P&WC JT15D Support

Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced 6,700 JT15D turbofans
Pratt Whitney JT15D
Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Prescott Prepping for Advanced Simulation, VR

The company recently overhauled its simulation center to pave the way for new technologies
Frasca DA42-VI advanced aviation training device at its Prescott campus
Training and Workforce

CAE Builds on VR Programs in Maintenance Training

CAE uses VR with Gulfstream and Falcon training
CAE AR/VR maintenance training
Training and Workforce

DaVinci, Aviation Secure Build on Crew Security Training

Both new and veteran crews are signing for security training
Kristopher Cannon, Aviation Secure Founder, at a DaVinci Inflight Training Institute workshop (Photo: DaVinci Inflight Training Institute)
Training and Workforce

NBAA To Honor 'Mr. APU,' Bill Reavis, at BACE

NBAA has named the 2024 BACE Media Headquarters after the veteran communications executive
Bill Reavis
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SD Plane Simple Terminals Now Available on Gulfstreams

A G600 was the first Gulfstream delivery with the SD Plane Simple terminal installed
A Gulfstream G600 with an SD Plane Simple Ku-band terminal installed (Photo: Satcom Direct)
Aircraft

NBAA-BACE Flight Deck Series To Dive into Top Issues

Leaders to provide perspectives on topics ranging from AI to sustainability
NBAA-BACE 2023 floor event
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Secures TSO Nod for Dual Aspire Satcom

The system is the first such hybrid satcom to receive FAA approval
Honeywell Aspire 350 (Honeywell)
Aircraft

WingX: Combined Headwinds Drag Down Bizjet Operations

Global operations were off in the most recent week, expanding on the year-long trend
Praetor 500
Charter & Fractional

ACA Highlights Need for U.S. Charter Broker Standards

Charter broker standards was key issue at ACA inaugural roundtable in U.S.
Ryan Waguespack, non-executive board member representing the North American region, for the Air Charter Association (Photo: ACA)
Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Push for Mx Tax Exemption in Virginia

In place since 2018, a sales-and-use tax exemption on aircraft parts and maintenance in Virginia is set to expire in 2025
Chantilly Air Jet Center at KHEF
Aircraft

Boom XB-1 Progressing Toward Supersonic Flight

The demonstrator completed its fifth test flight with plans to fly supersonic this year
Boom XB-1 supersonic aircraft (Photo: Boom Supersonic)
Training and Workforce

Amy Wilder Joins Editorial Team at AIN

Wilder will provide business aviation and industry coverage across the AIN digital and print publications
Aircraft

Argus: Bizav Traffic Continues in 'Status Quo'

Global bizav flights were down 0.3% in September
NetJets
Aircraft

Expert Opinion: OEM Covid Catch-up Remains Elusive

In the Covid aftermath, labor disputes compound labor shortages
illustration of workers
Charter & Fractional

AirSprint CJ3+ Addition Grows Fleet to Nearly 40

Latest CJ3+ becomes the 16th of the model in the AirSprint fleet
AirSprint Cessna Citation CJ3+
Aircraft

Textron Reverses Course, Plans Static Display at BACE

Company will bring a lineup of Citation jets to the NBAA-BACE static display
Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Longitude (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Rotorcraft

Blade Helo Shuttle Service Returns to 2024 NBAA-BACE

Helicopter flights will be available to transport attendees between the Las Vegas Convention Center and Henderson Executive Airport
Blade NBAA-BACE 2021 shuttle service at Henderson Executive Airport (Photo: NBAA)
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star To Add Hangar at Colorado Maintenance Base

Project will entail an additional 109,000 sq ft of hangar and ramp space
West Star Aviation CEO Stephen Maiden (Photo: West Star Aviation)
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown Aims To Elevate Influence

Three-day event typically fills with more than 400 in person and another 1,000 online
Tony Kern Convergent Performance at Bombardier Safety Standdown 2023
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Embarks on U.S. Tour with Embraer Praetor 600

Super-midsize jet will travel to eight cities in six states
Flexjet Embraer Praetor 600 (Photo: Embraer)
Environment

Lawmakers Form Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus

Formation follows the creation of a Sustainable Aviation Caucus in the House
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Pixabay)