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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Embraer co-founder Ozires Silva was honored with the Daniel Guggenheim Medal, becoming the first Brazilian to receive the international recognition. Established in 1929 to honor innovators who have made notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics, the medal is jointly sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, and the Vertical Flight Society

 


“This distinguished recognition to Ozires Silva reflects his innovative and exceptional contributions to aviation. His passion, courage, and leadership paved the way for Embraer to expand in ways that few imagined, transforming regional aviation, and leading our company to be admired globally,” said Francisco Gomes Neto, president and CEO of Embraer.

 


He joins the ranks of William Boeing, Lawrence Bell, Leroy Grumman, Igor Sikorsky, Charles Lindbergh,&nbsp;and Marcel Dassault in receiving the recognition.

 


Born Jan. 8, 1931, in São Paulo, Brazil, Silva entered the Brazilian Air Force in 1948 and later received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics. After graduating, he led&nbsp;the Research and Development Institute's Aircraft Department and in 1965 began working on a project that ultimately became&nbsp;the Bandeirante. As that program began to develop, Silva helped establish&nbsp;Embraer in 1969 to produce the aircraft.

 


The first of the regional twin turboprop was handed over in 1973 and production continued through 1990 with nearly 500 built. Silva served as the company's superintendent director until 1986,&nbsp;returning in 1992 for a brief stint as the company restructured.

Embraer Founder Ozires Silva Receives Guggenheim Medal

Ozires Silva helped establish Embraer in 1969 to produce a project that ultimately became the Bandeirante regional turboprop twin.

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