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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George J. Priester (GJP) Aviation has completed the acquisition of aircraft management and charter provider Omni Air Transport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, helping to expand its presence in the U.S. South-Central region. This was one of two deals announced a month ago, with a second agreement signed for the planned purchase of Sunrise Jets of Westhampton, New York, which would broaden GJP’s reach in the Northeast.
Adding more than a dozen aircraft to GJP’s managed fleet,&nbsp;the combined acquisitions will reinforce its nationwide presence, which had already included bases in the Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, and Southeast.
“We’re proud to bring these longstanding private aviation providers into the George J. Priester family,” said chairman Andy Priester. “Both share our culture of customer-focused, local-service oriented management and charter that we have committed to deliver for decades. These are two family companies built on strong values and relationships with their clients and communities.”
Omni and Sunrise had each served their respective markets for more than 40 years, GJP noted, adding that they both have Argus and Wyvern Wingman safety ratings. Charter additions include a Bombardier Challenger 350 and 604 and Learjet 40, 45, 60, and 75; Cessna Citation Sovereign and XLS; and HondaJet. These additions will push GJP’s fleet to nearly 100 aircraft.
The acquisitions continue the evolution at George J. Priester Aviation, which in the past two years has included strengthening its core processes and management structures and installing technology to optimize its operations at its Priester Aviation, Mayo Aviation, and Hill Private Aviation bases.
GJP said the acquisitions will provide Omni Air Transport and Sunrise Jets clients access to its nationwide resources, efficiencies, and stability, while still maintaining local expertise and personalization that come with family-run aircraft management and aviation services.

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