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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The order announced today marks the introduction of the Global platform in Australia in a special mission configuration, the Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer noted. Bombardier Challengers and Learjets are already operated for search-and-rescue and medical missions in the region.
In addition, the contract builds on Bombardier’s reach in Australia, where more than 75 Globals, Challengers, and Learjets are based. In recent years, the company has expanded its footprint there, opening its Melbourne Service Center in 2022 at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne and adding a line maintenance station in Perth in March 2025.
While new in special missions configuration in Australia, the Global 6500 is in use or has been selected in several such roles, ranging from high-altitude ISR to humanitarian assistance and Airborne Early Warning and Control.
Pointing to the aircraft’s capabilities, including a 6,600-nm range and Mach 0.90 Mmo, Bombardier v-p of worldwide sales for defense Michael Anckner said, “The Global 6500 brings a new level of capability for maritime surveillance, with exceptional range, speed, endurance, and reliability.”

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