Kerry Lynch
Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the Aviation International News monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with AIN for eight years. She joined AIN 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 HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the Show News staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for Business & Commercial Aviation and Overhaul & Maintenance 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). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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Training and Workforce

Leaders Stress Need To Foster Women Aviation Careers

Joby celebrates International Women in Aviation Week
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) (Photo: Kerry Lynch/AIN)
Regulations and Government

Bolen: White House 'Unfairly' Targeting Business Jets

President Biden stresses need to cut private aircraft tax breaks
President Biden State of the Union
Regulations and Government

FAA To Get Funding Boost with Focus on Controllers, Oversight

,Congress is providing the FAA a $1.25 billion increase for $20.28B in FY'24
Washington, D.C. overview
Training and Workforce

FAA Awards $13.5 Million in Grants To Foster Workforce

32 schools received pilot, maintenance technician development grants
Pacific Aviation Northwest
Safety

Tackling Aviation's Mental Health Paradox

Experts agree that the FAA system discourages reporting of mental health issues
random airplane picture
Training and Workforce

Industry Sees Little Sign of Easing on Workforce Woes

The problem is particularly acute for MROs
Dassault technicians
Aircraft

Used Bizjet Inventory Climbs, Prices Soften

The available inventory of business jets increased by 32 percent in February
Dassault Falcon 900EX business jet
Rotorcraft

Bell Lands First Purchase Agreement for Super-medium 525 Helicopter

Equinor ordered 10 for North Sea operations
Bell 525 in offshore support
Regulations and Government

House Passes Third FAA Extension

Under the House-approved measure, lawmakers would have until May 10 to complete a long-term FAA bill
U.S. Capitol
Aircraft

Leonardo Helicopter Deliveries Jump 24 Percent in 2023

Leonardo handed over 185 helicopters in 2023
AW139 india
Aircraft

Students To Help in NASA Quesst toward Quiet Sonic Booms

NASA awarded grants for supersonic noise trials
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the apron outside Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility at dawn in Palmdale, California.
Environment

California Fuel Proposals Draw Industry Opposition

Proposals would regulate jet fuel and ban leaded avgas
business jets on ramp in front of tower at Van Nuys Airport
Aircraft

Awaiting G700 Cert, Gulfstream Working Through G280 Disruptions

General Dynamics chair calls G700 delays a surprise of 2023
Gulfstream G700 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Safety

AviationManuals Sees Uptick in SMS Business

Increase comes as attention to safety intensifies and SMS rule looms
AviationManuals SMS
Rotorcraft

VAI Tackling Infrastructure, Operating Standards with Broadened Base

VAI's Viola is concerned that vertiport standards aren't flexible enough
Helicopter landing at Heli-Expo 2024
Rotorcraft

HAI Ushers in New Era as Vertical Aviation International

VAI wants to show it has 'open arms' for all kinds of vertical lift
Heli-Expo 2024 Anaheim, CA
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

IRS Stepping Up Scrutiny on Personal Bizjet Use

NBAA's Bolen calls audits attempt to paint corporations with negative brush
IRS Building Exterior
Aircraft

Wisk Progressing Toward First Flight of Gen 6 eVTOL Aircraft

Company will use Generation 6 for certification testing
Wisk's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Bombardier's Global 7500 Makes Singapore Airshow Debut

More than 150 Global 7500s are in service.
Bombardier Global 7500 at Singapore Airshow 2024
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

MOU with The Hague Puts Singapore in Center of Aviation Mediation in Asia

Singapore will collaborate on the first specialized mediation framework for the aviation industry in Asia
The Hague CAA and the Singapore International Mediation Centre signing
Aircraft

Dassault 10X Heads Toward 2027 Entry Into Service

Dassault expanding 6X presence as it progresses on 10X development
Falcon 2000LXS
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Gains CAAC Nod for RB211-535 Support

Chinese operators collectively operate 70 Boeing 757s, representing about 20 percent of the in-service RB211-535 fleet.
Rolls-Royce RB211-535 engine
Maintenance and Modifications

P&W Seeing MRO Benefits from Singapore Technology Accelerator

STA has spurred some 30 innovations to improve MRO processes
P&W and Singapore tech accelerator
Maintenance and Modifications

SAESL Plans $180 Million Expansion

Expansion will boost the engine MRO provider's capacity by 40 percent
SAESL MOU signing for expansion (Photo: Kerry Lynch/AIN)
Environment

Singapore Airshow Spotlights the Road to Net Zero

SAF remains the crux of sustainability efforts
Airbus A350-1000
Aircraft

Airbus Forecasts 20-year Market for 400 Large Freighters in Asia-Pacific

Airbus eying potential strong demand for A350F freighter
E190-E2 Scoop
Engines

Cebu Pacific Ups Orders for Pratt & Whitney GTFs

Cebu Pacific already has 33 GTF-powered A320neo airplanes in service
Pratt & Whitney, Cebu Pacific Air deal at SAS 2024
Aircraft

Sustainability, Line of Multiple Mission Aircraft on Tap for Boeing Display

Boeing's 777X immersive cabin is on display alongside military aircraft
Boeing 777X cabin
ATC

Skyscape Selects Eve for Urban ATM in Japan

Skyscape becomes Eve’s first Urban ATM customer in Japan
Skyscape/Eve vertiport
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Expands Cost-Per-Hour Program to Defense Business

Bombardier continues to build on its special mission portfolio
Bombardier global and challenger aircraft in defense configurations flying together.