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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NBAA’s recently released “Business Aviation Accident and Incident Analysis” for the first quarter highlights a need to focus on stabilized approaches, the association said. The analysis examined 15 incidents and 25 accidents that occurred in the first three months of the year in the U.S. and Caribbean.
Seven of the accidents involved business jets, including a fatal accident in Bangor, Maine. Another 10 involved business turboprops, including fatal accidents in Haiti, Louisiana, and Colorado. In addition, eight involved turbine helicopters with fatal accidents in Arizona and Hawaii.
The analysis looks at common themes for industry safety managers and experts to consider. “While investigations into many of these events are ongoing and probable causes have yet to be determined, the data already points to the need for strict adherence to stabilized approach criteria, as well as heightened vigilance and enhanced ground control procedures in the airport ramp and runway environments,” said Mark Larsen, NBAA director of safety and flight operations. Other&nbsp;common elements that surfaced include runway excursions, landing gear events, and environmental hazards such as terrain and poor weather.
“NBAA encourages members to review this analysis closely, and for safety managers and training coordinators to incorporate these real-world operational challenges into recurrent training scenarios and upcoming safety reviews,” he said.

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