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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Kerry Lynch

MRO provider Constant Aviation was retained to treat Flexjet’s entire fleet of more than 160 aircraft with the MicroShield 360 antimicrobial protective coating. Effective against more than 90 pathogens, the clear, odorless, and non-toxic coating is EPA-registered and FDA approved, Constant Aviation said, adding that it kills 99.99 percent of bacteria.

 


“Constant has been evaluating a number of products over the past year, and MicroShield’s solution and electrostatic application process offers an incomparable aviation solution,” said Constant Aviation CEO David Davies. “Since becoming the only MRO certified to apply MicroShield to aircraft, we have applied the product to more than 40 aircraft.” Work on the Flexjet fleet is underway and should be completed in the next few days,&nbsp;he added.

 


Aircraft must undergo a thorough cleaning before the three-step MicroShield 360 treatment.&nbsp; The process involves an initial application of an electrostatic disinfectant by certified MicroShield 360 technicians. This is followed by the application of a specially formulated quick-drying disinfectant to all surfaces. The final application involves a proprietary coating formula providing a biostatic finish to treated surfaces, preventing pathogens from living on them going forward.

Constant Treating Flexjet Fleet with MicroShield 360

Flexjet retained its sister company Constant Aviation to apply the antimicrobial protective coating to its fleet of more than 160 aircraft.

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