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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Kerry Lynch

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) hired Bennet Walsh to become its next director of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) programs. Walsh takes over from Sonnie Bates, who recently joined Baldwin Aviation.

 


Walsh brings a background in both operations and safety to his new role, previously serving as senior vice president of safety and operations for Jet Edge International in Van Nuys, Calif. Under his guidance, Jet Edge became one of the first charter operators to join an Aviation Safety Action Program. He has also served as an auditor for Argus and as a pilot and simulator instructor for Delta Air Lines, as well as a pilot for a corporate flight department.

 


“IBAC is pleased to have Ben lead this critical program,” said IBAC director general Kurt Edwards. “He brings a wealth of experience as a former pilot flying international routes and as an executive responsible for the safety of a fast-growing, international charter operator.”

Bennet Walsh To Lead IS-BAO Programs for IBAC

Walsh brings a background as an auditor, pilot and senior safety officer to his new role.

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