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, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

Latest from Kerry Lynch

Safety

NTSB Calls for Certified Dispatchers, Expanded Manifests in Part 135

NTSB's new safety report explored more than 500 Part 135 accidents
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Accidents

NBAA To Honor Flight Attendant for Saving Lives of Two Passengers

Sydney Bosmans helped two passengers escape safely from a burning aircraft
N823KD Hop-A-Jet Challenger 604
Regulations and Government

NATA Webinar To Guide on Obtaining Part 135/145 Nod

Webinar is aimed for organizations seeking a new certificate or expanding an existing one
FAA headquarters building
FBOs

Sky Harbour To Develop Hangar Campus at Salt Lake City

The complex is part of rapid expansion plans the company revealed in 2020
Salt Lake City International Airport (Photo: Salt Lake City International Airport)
Aircraft

Transactions on Upswing, Values Down for Used Bizcraft

Business aircraft transactions increased 14% in Q2 but values were down 18% over the past year
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Aircraft

Argus: North America, European Bizav Ops Continue To Lag

Activity was down by 0.3% in North America and 6.2% in Europe in July
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Regulations and Government

House Lawmakers Move To Tighten Part 380 Security

Bill will call for Part 380 operations to meet airline requirements
Capitol dome (Photo: Library of Congress)
Charter & Fractional

Solojet Shares Expands Hawker 400XP Fleet

The company's first four Hawkers in its fractional program have sold out
Solojet Shares Hawker (Photo: Solojet)
Engines

FAA Validates P&WC Engines Powering Citation Ascend

FAA approval comes two months after Transport Canada signed off on the PW545D
Cessna Citation Ascend
Environment

Bizav Groups Urge Flexibility with Rules Guiding SAF

A coalition of eight wrote the USDA about the criticality of regulations surrounding feedstocks
Sustainable aviation fuel refinery
Aircraft

Fund an Angel Returns to BACE To Support CAN

The event is Corporate Angel Network's most important fundraiser
A little girl with cancer is transported aboard a business jet via the Corporate Angel Network (Photo: Corporate Angel Network)
Maintenance and Modifications

Metro Gulf To Furnish Latest Texas DPS Caravan

Texas DPS operates a fleet of 25 aircraft and is a longtime customer for Metro Aviation
Texas DPS Cessna 208 Caravan (Photo: Metro Aviation)
Safety

NBAA-BACE To Bring SMS, Mental Health to Forefront

2024 has been a pivotal year for safety issues, NBAA says
Paul "BJ" Ransbury
Regulations and Government

Remembering GARA 30 Years Later: The Law that Changed the Trajectory of the Industry

Central figures pay homage to the General Aviation Revitalization Act
Clinton signing the General Aviation Revitalization Act
Training and Workforce

Loft Dynamics Secures FAA Recognition for VR Flight Sim

FAA recognition followed EASA nod
Loft Dynamics simulator tested at Marshall University (Photo: Loft Dynamics/Morgan Napier)
Regulations and Government

FAA's Whitaker Joins Speaker Lineup at NBAA-BACE

Appearance will mark Whitaker's first as FAA administrator
Michael Whitaker (Photo: Air Traffic Control Association)
Charter & Fractional

AirCare1 Gets FAA Acceptance for Voluntary SMS Program

FAA recognition followed a 16-month review process
Learjet 60 AirCare 1 air ambulance interior (Photo: AirCare1)
Aircraft

IADA Reports Increased Transactions, Cautious Optimism

Number of transactions closing in the second quarter was the highest since IADA began tracking in 2020
Embraer Phenom 300 being towed into hangar on Tug
Accidents

Low Fuel Leads to Falcon 10 Crash in Afghanistan

Aircraft was en route to Moscow from Thailand when it reported low fuel
Aircraft

Bombardier Eyes Next Steps for Spirit Belfast Plant

Reacquisition could be on the table
Challenger 650 Exterior Cloud and Mountain (Photo: Bombardier)
Aircraft

Bombardier Deliveries, Service Revenues Jump in Second-quarter 2024

Supply chain remains a headwind, particularly with engines
Bombardier Global 8000 (Photo Bombardier)
ATC

FAA, Controllers Reach Agreement on Fatigue Mitigation

Agreement covers overtime limits, mandatory time off between shifts, and education
NATCA radar
Maintenance and Modifications

Fargo Jet Center, Stellar Blu Partner on ISR Comms

The companies are testing Sidewinder for special mission applications
Citation Encore+ in front of Fargo Jet Center
Regulations and Government

Court Cites Federal Preemption in Hawaii Air Tour Case

A district court issued a permanent injunction against monthly air tour operation reporting requirements
Safari Helicopters Air Tour in Hawaii (Photo: Safari Helicopters)
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helo Teams with P&WC, Collins on Hybrid H145

The PioneerLab is expected to test fly hybrid propulsion in 2027
Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
Training and Workforce

Redbird Brings Mixed-reality Training Platform to Market

ACE in Lakeland, Florida, will use platform for a gamut of students
Redbird mixed reality trainer (Photo: Redbird Flight)
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Names Gama UK Special Missions Dealer

The designation builds on a long-standing partnership between Textron Aviation and Gama Aviation
Textron Aviation and Gama Aviation executives (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Regulations and Government

FAA Drafts Order To Update ODA Oversight

Comments on the draft are due October 21
FAA's headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
ATC

DOT Watchdog Warns of Uncertainties with Key NextGen Program

The TFDM program is 20% over cost and almost three years behind schedule
ATC Tower
Aircraft

Jefferies: Bizjet Inventory Continues To Creep Up

Available inventory is up 16% in July
Citation