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

MRO Insider has expanded its quoting platform to include FBO services. With the latest update, operators, schedulers, and dispatchers can use MRO Insider to request fuel pricing, ground transportation, hangar rental, and other services such as detailing and disinfecting service quotes. The FBO service quoting ability, which launched September 1, follows other expansions of the platform, which was originally designed as a forum for maintenance services&nbsp;and still&nbsp;serves that function.

 


“We have continually worked to expand the platform to meet the needs of our customers based on their feedback,” said MRO Insider president Andy Nixon. “Last year, we focused on our AOG feature that allows users to ‘ping’ out to multiple providers for quotes for maintenance, parts, or detailing. This year, we chose to expand this technology to include requests for fuel pricing, hangar rental, and ground transportation.”

 


The platform enables FBOs to provide quotes based on aircraft make, model, length of stay, and other factors. FBOs can customize their quote based on fuel cost, quantity, and other services requested to provide individual package deals, MRO Insider said. Fuel program subscribers are able to submit that information within their requests.&nbsp;Providers will be notified of operators seeking fuel or services within a 100-nm radius.

 


“The goal is to increase transparency and efficiency in business aviation wherever possible,” Nixon said. “When it comes to managing costs, there are definitely times that an operator may choose to land at a nearby airport when [opting for]&nbsp;an extra 10-minute car ride could equal thousands of dollars of fuel savings.”

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

MRO Insider Extends Quoting Platform Reach to FBOs

Operators, schedulers, and dispatchers can now use MRO Insider to request fuel pricing, ground transportation, and hangar rental quotes.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Curt Epstein

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Acquisition brings the chain to 27 locations

Avflight Expands Network with Wisconsin FBO Purchase

The 29,000-sq-ft structure is slated for December completion

Galaxy FBO at Houston Hobby Starts New Hangar Build

Charles Alcock

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Business aviation services group has used the TrustFlight technology since 2018

Luxaviation Implements Centrik Safety Platform for FBOs

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Business aviation services group is upgrading the lounge of its Munich FBO

ExecuJet’s German FBOs Prepare To Support Major Events

The two new additions bring the group to 85 locations worldwide

Air Elite FBO Network Expands Domestically and Internationally

Airport Management Solutions won the RFP process over three competitors

Lone Kentucky Airport FBO Changes Hands

Upon closure of deal, SR Aviation will have nearly 400,000 sq ft of hangars

Newly Launched Hangarkeeper Buys Second Facility

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

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