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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The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is creating a new award, the Bruce Whitman Trophy, in honor of the late chairman, president, and CEO of FlightSafety International and noted philanthropist. Whitman, who passed away in October 2018, will be the initial recipient of the trophy established in his namesake in recognition of his contributions to the aerospace industry over 60 years. NAA will present the first trophy to Whitman’s family and colleagues at the NAA Fall Awards Dinner.

 


“Bruce will be sorely missed by the thousands he has touched,” said NAA chairman Jim Albaugh.&nbsp;“Over the years, he gave generously of his time to promote and remember the sacrifices of our military. This trophy is meant to honor his legacy&nbsp;and to recognize individuals who have provided like service to aerospace and our country.”

 


The award will be presented annually to “outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to aviation or aerospace in the U.S., and who by working with museums and other institutions have promoted an appreciation by students and the broader public of the sacrifices and legacy of members of the military service."

 


A former officer in the U.S. Air Force, Whitman served as senior executive assistant with NBAA before joining FlightSafety in 1961 as assistant to the president.&nbsp;He rose through the ranks over the years, becoming CEO in 2003. Under his stewardship, FlightSafety grew into a global training and simulation provider to commercial, government, and military organizations, logging more than 1.4 million training hours each year. He was equally known for his charitable endeavors, including efforts with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Orbis International, Civil Air Patrol, and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, among many others.

NAA Honoring Bruce Whitman with New Annual Award

Whitman, who died in October 2018, is the initial recipient of the trophy established in his namesake in recognition of his contributions to the industry.

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