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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“Selecting qualified service partners is an important part of our responsibility to the Pilatus community,” noted Phil Winters, v-p of aircraft sales, aircraft management, and charter at Western Aircraft. “BPC-Alaska has demonstrated the experience, technical expertise, and commitment to quality that led to this designation.”
Western Aircraft said the addition to the satellite network strengthens its factory-authorized maintenance throughout its territory. Based in Wasilla, BPC-Alaska has provided support for Pilatus aircraft for more than five years.
Formerly Silver Sky Aviation, BPC-Alaska joined the Blackhawk Group in January. In addition to its Wasilla location, Blackhawk’s BPC network includes facilities in Columbia, Missouri; Broomfield, Colorado; Glendale, Arizona; and Bournemouth International Airport (EGHH) in the United Kingdom. BPCs provide specialized support for turbine and high-end piston aircraft.
Along with Pilatus, Western Aircraft—a Greenwich AeroGroup company—is an authorized center for Dassault Falcon, Embraer Executive Jets, and Piper Aircraft, among others.

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