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.
Latest from Kerry Lynch
Regulations and Government
Industry Orgs Urge Action on Aviation Training Bill
Twenty organizations are urging House Ways and Means Committee leaders to approve a bill that would extend 529 benefits
Charter & Fractional
Vista Sees Record Quarter Growing Off 2022 Momentum
VistaJet program subscription hours sold jumped 55 percent in the first quarter and Vista Global revenues increased in the "high" double digits.
Hermeus Expands Operations, Shapes Flight-test Plan
Hermeus, which is scaling up employment and facilities, is initially planning to test its hypersonic Quarterhorse remote-piloted vehicle without Chimera.
Celebrating the Past, Tecnam Eyes Growth in Future
While commemorating a 75 year legacy in aviation, Tecnam is looking toward the future with three new facilities under development.
WingX: Bizav Continues To Weaken over 2022 Surge
Traffic remains behind last year's levels globally, but areas outside North America and Europe are faring better, WingX reports.
Charter & Fractional
Jet Linx Creates Career Pathway Program To Retain Pilots
Jet Linx has established a Time & Tenure Career Pathway program with defined titles and salary progression for its pilots.
Charter & Fractional
Vista Creates Global Trading Organization
Vista Global Trading will acquire aircraft from customers and assist with other brokerage services.
Charter & Fractional
Elit'Avia Establishes U.S. Base Through Pioneer Buy
Elit'Avia acquired Four Corners Aviation subsidiary Pioneer Business Services, based in New York, and is establishing an Americas operation as result.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Brings Art Deco to the ACJ
Jet Aviation delivered an Airbus ACJ319neo with a hand-crafted Art Deco interior to an undisclosed customer.
Safety
NTSB Roundtable To Delve into Runway Incursions
The NTSB is taking a deeper dive into the state of runway excursions and the next steps to curb them during an in-person roundtable meeting.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bombardier Selects Iridium Certus for Challenger 3500
Bombardier's Challenger 3500 has become the first super midsize business jet to offer Iridium Certus as a baseline feature.
Aircraft
Embraer Reports Flat Bizjet Deliveries, Softer Revenues
Embraer sees a strengthening market despite widening losses in the first quarter of 2023 and flat business jet deliveries.
Aircraft
Tecnam Providing P2012 Twin To Help Launch Flyvbird
Flyvbird hopes to build networks of regional on-demand operations beginning with the Tecnam P2012.
Aircraft
Bombardier Global 5500, 6500 Receive Environmental Declarations
Bombardier's full in-production Global lines now have environmental product declarations with the additions of the 5500 and 6500.
Aircraft
NASA's X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Set To Fly This Year
Lockheed Martin, working with NASA, has installed the tail section of the X-59 supersonic aircraft in preparation for first flight this year.
Bombardier Sees Deliveries Grow, Returns To Q1 Profitability
Bombardier had its strongest first quarter net income in five years and a turnaround from the $69 million loss last year.
Charter & Fractional
NJASAP Files Suit against NetJets
NJASAP is suing NetJets, alleging the fractional ownership provider is violating laws by prohibiting pilots from referring customers to a union portal.
Aircraft
Textron Aviation Hands Over 400th Citation CJ4
Textron Aviation delivered the 400th Citation CJ4 13 years after the light business jet entered the market.
Regulations and Government
House Considers Funding Limits, Green Tax Credits Repeal
While the debt ceiling bill has little chance in the Senate, House Republicans are pushing for discretionary funding limits, repeals of green tax credits.
Ducommun Completes BLR Aerospace Buy
With the acquisition, BLR Aerospace will add a portfolio of performance enhancing systems to Ducommun's lines of commercial aerospace engineered products.
Training and Workforce
CAE To Expand Bizav Training into Central Europe
CAE is planning to open a business aviation training center in Central Europe in 2024, marking its first such facility in the region.
Absolute Aviation First To Join IADA from Africa
Absolute Aviation has become an accredited dealer member of the International Aircraft Dealers Association, marking a first from Africa.
Avionics
Gogo Business Aviation Expanding 5G Coverage to Canada
On track to commercially launch its 5G service in the U.S. later this year, Gogo Business Aviation is planning to extend the coverage into Canada in 2024.
Regulations and Government
FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen To Depart Agency
Citing a desire to spend more time with family, FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen said he would leave the agency when a permanent nominee is named.
GA Leaders See Opportunity in 'Existential Threat' to Industry
Panelists at a GAMA event stressed the opportunities to tell a better story and push toward new technologies as the industry faces threats.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SmartSky Rapidly Expanding Aircraft Approval List
SmartSky anticipates that at least seven more aircraft will be approved for installation of its in-flight ATG connectivity equipment by the end of 2Q.
Aircraft
Daher Gets EASA Nod for Kodiak 900
Daher obtained EASA approval for its newest member of the Kodiak family, the 900, after having U.S. FAA certification in hand last year.
Former T&I Chair Bud Shuster Passes Away
Former Pennsylvania Republican Bud Shuster died April 19 at 91, leaving a strong legacy for his aviation trust fund and highway advocacy.
ATC
FAA Selects Sustainable Design for Tower Replacements
The FAA has set aside $500 million to lay the groundwork to replace 31 aging air traffic control towers with new, sustainable facilities.
Airlines, Pilots Disagree on Pilot Shortage
A hearing on Capitol Hill underscored the discord over pilot supply and how to address it.
