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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NBAA remains encouraged by early metrics for this year’s BACE scheduled from October 12 to 14 in Las Vegas, saying 90 percent of its planned exhibit space is booked. In addition, as the association prepares to open registration soon, it noted results of a recent survey that showed 88 percent of respondents indicating plans to attend live events later in the year. That response was a more optimistic number than in a similar survey taken earlier this year.

 


<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9NJCP6?utm_campaign=AIN%20Alerts&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=126558215&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--0fXB253jUpdz4VJzgITkUlymYDhvXnJB_smtsdqL-NsphVIA2rOaXzklubWPxtM54kGO8F5sK01jFJx_nV_eKFVLAeA&amp;utm_content=126558215&amp;utm_source=hs_email">An informal AIN survey</a> ongoing this week revealed that more than 63 percent of respondents said they planned to attend NBAA, while another 23 percent are maybes. Of the respondents, almost 97 percent had attended previous BACE shows. Meanwhile, 45 percent said they were “much more” enthusiastic about this year’s event, while Covid concerns weigh on 38 percent of the respondents and travel restrictions on 28 percent. Almost 90 percent listed networking and/or seeing friends as a reason for attending the show. AIN is keeping the survey open through tomorrow.

 


As for show plans, NBAA noted the exhibitor lineup will include dozens of new companies joining the mainstays that will all be housed within the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new West Hall. The West Hall includes 600,000 sq ft of exhibit space, 80 new meeting rooms, and a 14,000-sq-ft outdoor terrace for receptions.

 


This year’s event will have an expanded floor footprint for advanced air mobility technology, a focus on business aviation sustainability, and an increased program highlighting thought leaders.

 


“NBAA-BACE 2021 is shaping up to be a special event,” said association president and CEO Ed Bolen. “Although a small number of companies are not participating in trade shows this year, we’re thrilled that nearly all the leading companies in business aviation will be at NBAA-BACE, some in a very big way.”

NBAA-BACE 2021 Showing Strong Early Response

NBAA is encouraged by early metrics for NBAA-BACE, including bookings for 90 percent of planned exhibit space.

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