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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Gulfstream Aerospace’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul network has demonstrated compliance with the FAA Safety Management System Voluntary Program (SMSVP), a milestone reached ahead of a year-end deadline. Under a bilateral agreement with the EU, U.S.-based repair stations that have EASA approvals must comply with an SMS as outlined in the SMSVP by December 31, Gulfstream said.
Compliance is also in alignment with safety and quality control standards across the Gulfstream Customer Support network, the company added. “Gulfstream’s high safety and quality standards are cornerstones of our culture, and operating at the highest levels of safety is our first priority,” said Gulfstream Customer Support senior v-p Lor Izzard. “We were one of the first OEMs to establish a safety management system nearly 20 years ago, laying the groundwork to complete this new compliance ahead of schedule.”
Gulfstream’s original SMS program was established in 2007, positioning it for the update to ensure that it exceeds the SMSVP requirements for all its U.S. repair stations in Mesa, Arizona; Long Beach and Van Nuys, California; Palm Beach, Florida; Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia; Westfield, Massachusetts; St. Louis; Appleton, Wisconsin; and Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. In addition, Gulfstream has incorporated the SMSVP at its repair and overhaul centers in Lincoln, California, and Fort Worth. This complements the SMS program implemented at Gulfstream’s Farnborough Service Center in 2024, the company said.

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Completion is ahead of year-end deadline

Gulfstream has demonstrated compliance with the FAA's voluntary SMS program requirements for its customer support network.


Gulfstream Implements Voluntary SMS Programs for U.S. MROs

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