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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A "who's who" of government and business and aviation leaders gathered over the weekend at Rep. Sam Grave’s (R-Missouri) annual town hall and airshow in Tarkio, Missouri, to discuss key issues confronting the industry such as workforce shortages.

 


Held July 13 in a hangar at Tarkio, the town hall was led by Graves, the ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and included participation of his fellow colleagues, including Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), and FAA acting Administrator Dan Elwell. They joined the leaders of at least nine aviation associations to discuss workforce development and encouraging young people to pursue careers in general aviation, the ADS-B equipage mandate, small and rural airport infrastructure, and the need to increase airport improvement funding.

 


“I appreciate all the aviation leaders, policymakers, and dedicated folks in the general aviation community who came out for the general aviation town hall in Tarkio,” Graves said. “Great interest and participation in the town hall always make it a successful event, and I believe we were able to send leaders back to Washington with our input, concerns, and ideas about how to ensure the growth of general aviation in America.”

 


Experimental Aircraft Association chairman and CEO Jack Pelton, who was among the participants, likened the event as “the first unofficial day of Oshkosh, but only a few miles to the south” and said it is “unique having such prominent congressional members, FAA leadership, and all of the aviation association leadership in attendance to share and listen to the aviation community.”

 


General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO Pete Bunce added he was encouraged to see bipartisan leadership at the T&amp;I Committee, as well as the FAA, to collaborate on the priorities of the general aviation community.

 


“Congressman Graves's annual Wing Nuts Flying Circus event offers an opportunity for general aviation advocates and policymakers to come together and see firsthand why the industry is essential for citizens, companies, and communities across the U.S.,” agreed NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. “It has become an important tradition, and an opportunity to recognize America's leadership in aviation.”

 


NATA president Gary Dempsey further praised Graves’s advocacy on general aviation issues and said the leaders “look forward to continuing our partnership in the future.”

 


Numerous other leaders participated, including&nbsp;Mark Baker, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Ed DeCampli, COO of Helicopter Association International; Andrew Moore, executive director of the&nbsp;National Agricultural Aviation Association; John Cudahy, president and CEO of International Council of Airshows, and Mike Adamson, president and CEO of the Aircraft Electronics Association.

General Aviation Issues Take Center Stage in Tarkio

The gathering of industry and government leaders highlighted workforce shortages, ADS-B compliance, and small airport funding, among other issues.

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