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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HNA General Aviation Investment Group in China is outlining plans to broaden its investement in general aviation, including building industrial hubs and general aviation airports in rural provinces in China and expanding training and tourism. The plans fall in line with initiatives discussed during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to foster economic development in poorer regions by investing in areas such as transportation, infrastructure, and services, HNA General Aviation said.

 


“Thus, the company is targeting strategic investments across rural China in the building and management of airports, logistics infrastructure, and tourism activities,” HNA General Aviation said, estimating that general aviation will contribute more than RMB$1 trillion ($150 billion) to the Chinese economy by 2020.

 


HNA General Aviation signed partnerships with local governments in Xinjiang, Anhui, and Gansu, among others, for the development of infrastructure and general aviation resources. “The company promises to reduce transportation and logistics costs, and to ease access to general aviation services for key activities including forestry, agriculture, land exploration, energy production, disaster relief, and protection of natural areas,” HNA said.

 


As part of its efforts to foster tourism, HNA said plans call for it to expand its Beijing Capital Helicopter air tour business. In addition, HNA is investing in HNA Aviation Academy flight training centers across China.

HNA General Aviation To Scale Up Investment in GA 

The company is investing in airports, training, and air tours as part of a national effort in China to foster economic development in poor regions.

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