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.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

Women in Aviation International and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have rolled out an&nbsp;online course designed to ignite the interest of girls in aviation and aerospace careers. Open to girls ages eight to 17, <a href="https://www.canvas.net/browse/erau/erau-coppa/courses/aviation-is-your-future">the free, self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)</a> provides an overview into aviation and aerospace, covering topics such as the major parts of an airplane, flight characteristics of a helicopter, and goals of space exploration.

 


Built through the expertise at Embry-Riddle, the curriculum also includes engaging activities such as teaching students to make a paper helicopter, testing knowledge in module quizzes, and showing girls how they can be scientists. Participants earn digital badges and a personalized electronic certificate. Plans call to offer the course several times a year to students globally. Registration is currently open.

 


“Partnering with Embry-Riddle, a longtime WAI supporter, on this free online course for youth interested in aviation is another tool to expand our reach of our annual international Girls in Aviation Day all year round,” said WAI CEO Allison McKay. “Future aviation professionals will be inspired, and we are thrilled to use technology to reach girls in every part of the world and encourage their dreams of pursuing aviation careers.”

 


“We believe in the mission of WAI and look forward to a partnership that helps young ladies go further—faster,” added Bettina Mrusek, assistant professor with the College of Aeronautics at Embry-Riddle. “Aerospace career paths often start with a spark from an air show, a rocket launch, or a role model. We hope this course can be an element that inspires young ladies to join us on an exciting trajectory towards awesome.”

 


WAI and Embry-Riddle unveiled the course in advance of the 2020 International Women in Aviation Conference, which opened today. Mrusek also discussed workforce issues today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 19th Annual Aviation Summit.

WAI, ERAU Join Efforts on Girls Aviation Course

Rolled out this week by WAI and ERAU, the free, online course will be open to girls ages 8-17 and provide a glimpse into aviation and aerospace.

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