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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Global business aviation flight jumped 6.3% year over year (YOY) in February, with North America finishing up by 5.3% and Europe by 2.2%, according to TraqPak&nbsp;data and safety specialist Argus International.&nbsp;Argus is forecasting a 3.9% increase in North American flight activity this month, with Europe forging ahead by 2.8%.
“February couldn’t have looked much better in terms of activity,” said Argus senior v-p of software Travis Kuhn. “When we see activity in a 28-day month exceeding activity in a 31-day month, that is a sign that our industry is operating in very strong territory. The lone sluggish spot—Part 135 large-cabin jets—is still an area to monitor, but we do expect the overall industry to have a very strong March.”
In North America, business aircraft recorded about 500 more flights a day in February than a year earlier. Fractional activity continues to surge, once again posting the largest increase at 9.5% YOY. Part 91, however, posted a 5.9% increase, while Part 135 saw 2.4% gains.
Likewise, all aircraft categories in the region were up YOY in February, with small cabins leading the way at 7.6%. Midsize-jet activity increased by 5.1% and turboprops by 4.9%. Large-jet operations posted a 2.9% gain.&nbsp; Out of the 12 specific segments, only large-cabin Part 135 activity slid, by 1.3%. The largest increase came with light-jet fractional operations, which skyrocketed by 16.2%.
In Europe in February, large-cabin activity surged by 8% and midsize and small-cabin activity each edged up by 1.6%. However, turboprop activity was down 3.3%. In the remaining regions, business aircraft operations jumped by 11% YOY with demand up across all four aircraft categories. Small-cabin jets led the way with a 22.3% gain.

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