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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Researcher Global Market Insights believes the business jet market will balloon from $27 billion in 2025 to more than $60.5 billion annually within a decade. Driving this growth are increasing global affluence, a growing preference for customized aviation services, and rising demand for more flexible options, the multidisciplinary market researcher maintained.
It also pointed to the expansion of various ownership models, as well as business activities into remote and underserved regions where airline connectivity remains limited. In addition, rising constraints within the airlines and increasing passenger volumes are prompting a shift toward private jets, according to the report.
Global Market Insights projected the very light jet segment will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% between 2025 and 2035—from a $1.3 billion value to $6.3 billion, providing for regional connectivity and serving as an entry point for new private aviation flyers.
Light jets are estimated to climb at a 14% CAGR, from $4.4 billion to $16.6 billion, while the midsize-jet sector will grow at a similar 13.9% CAGR, from $6 billion to $22.4 billion. Heavy jets, which accounted for $15.3 billion of the market in 2025, are estimated to remain flat.
By region, the North American business jet market is forecast to expand at a 7% CAGR, from $13.7 billion in 2025 to $27.7 billion in 2035. Europe is poised to increase from $5.7 billion to $11.9 billion (7.5% CAGR), while the Asia-Pacific region is projected to be the fastest-growing region at a 12% CAGR, from $5.5 billion to $17.3 billion.
Latin American growth is anticipated at a 5.8% CAGR, from $1.2 billion to $2.2 billion by 2035, and the Middle East and Africa will jump from $900 million last year to $2.1 billion by the end of the forecast, for a CAGR of 8.6%.

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