Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;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&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;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.

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FDH Aero signed a long-term supply agreement with GKN Aerospace this week during the Farnborough International Airshow. The agreement increases a strategic partnership between the companies, providing a framework to streamline supply-chain operations.
Under the agreement, FDH will provide hardware, C-class commodities, and value-added services to GKN Aerospace. The agreement further expands their partnership globally, supporting GKN Aerospace’s operations for the years ahead.
“This supply agreement with FDH Aero marks an important step forward as we continue to optimize and strengthen our global supply chain,” said Alex Halsey, global commodity manager for GKN Aerospace. “Establishing this foundational framework allows us to commit to growing our relationship globally, ensuring our facilities have the reliable, long-term support they need to meet the demands of the modern aerospace market.”
The agreement will enable a more efficient and responsive aerospace supply chain, added Fred Short, chief growth officer at FDH Aero’s hardware division.

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