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

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Despite policies that have deterred the growth of business aviation in India, aircraft broker ArcosJet remains optimistic about the opportunities for the industry. After notable growth between 2003 and 2008 boosted the fleet in India to about 140 aircraft, an import tax that was introduced in 2007, poor infrastructure and bureaucracy “stopped Indian business aviation in its tracks,” ArcosJet said, noting that the industry dipped again slightly, by 2 percent, last year. More than 15 percent of the active fleet is up for sale.

 


At the same time, the economy has nearly doubled in size over the past 16 years and is attracting attention in business aviation circles. Overseas business jet arrivals and departures increased 12 percent year-over-year in the second half of last year.&nbsp;“Even in today's soft market, there are buyers out there looking for well maintained large-cabin and long-range aircraft, such as the Global 6000, Challenger 605 and Falcon 7X,” said sales director Ivan Veretennikov. “And there are some of those in India.”

 


The broker also pointed to Bombardier’s forecast of 1,215 deliveries in India through 2033, and said it “looks viable in the long term. There’s lots of room for the economy and personal wealth to grow in India, while the increasingly global business interests and poor airline service between cities within the country combine to make corporate aircraft the only option.”

 


Meanwhile, groups such as the Business Aircraft Operators Association continue to push for improvements in the regulations, ArcosJet noted.&nbsp;

 


The Moscow-based broker added that some of the barriers involve a lack of knowledge about how to work through the regulations and said it has gained experience in tackling such obstacles. "Originating from Russia we know a thing or two about prohibitive taxes, red tape and complex deals,” Veretennikov said.

Bizjet Broker Sees Opportunities in India

ArcosJet notes obstacles that have stymied the industry, but said the economy positions the market for growth.

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