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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Veteran FBO executive Chuck Kegley has joined Hawthorne Global Aviation Services as president. Based at the FBO chain’s Long Island MacArthur Airport location in Islip, New York, Kegley steps into his new role with 35 years of aviation experience, including serving as president of corporate aviation services for Advance Aviation Services, as well as president of Gateway USA, which does business as Clay Lacy Aviation.&nbsp;He also has served as general manager of Galvin Flying Services and as an engineer with Boeing.

 


"Chuck brings a tremendous depth of experience in the general aviation services industry, including management of fixed base operations, aircraft charter and management, and aircraft maintenance organizations, and we look forward to his help continuing to improve and streamline our business through these unprecedented times," said Hawthorne CEO Bryon Burbage. “Hawthorne remains committed to safe operations for our customers, and employees and Chuck's experience bringing Clay Lacy to IS-BAH status will only enhance that commitment."

 


Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, which has a history dating back to 1932, operates FBOs at Atlanta Cobb County International Airport; Chicago Executive Airport; Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Tuscaloosa (Alabama) Regional Airport; and Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, in addition to its Long Island location.

Chuck Kegley Becomes President of Hawthorne

Kegley brings more than 35 years of industry experience to his new role as Hawthorne Global president, including as former president of Clay Lacy Aviation.

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