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

The business aviation community paid tribute&nbsp;to the passing of veteran business aviation marketing, communications, and publishing executive Gilbert Wolin. Called a "stalwart" and a "luminary" by his peers&nbsp;in the industry, Wolin died on Monday at the age of 71.

 


“Gil’s passing comes as a great loss for the business aviation community,” National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO Ed Bolen said. “He set an example as a friend, a mentor, and an industry champion. Through his words and actions, he made us better.”

 


National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president and CEO Curt Castagna further called Wolin, who was a past board member of the organization, a “catalyst for change” who helped&nbsp;to amplify the industry’s voice on a range of priority issues.

 


The middle of three generations of aviation professionals, Wolin’s business aviation career spanned some 50 years and involved roles with numerous companies, from leading sales and marketing at NetJets predecessor Executive Jet Aviation to serving as v-p of marketing at the Combs Gates/AMR Combs FBO chain and president of Denver-based charter/management company Mayo Aviation.

 


His career led him to a publisher’s role at Business &amp; Commercial Aviation, A/C Flyer, and Show News magazines—which were then owned by McGraw-Hill—before he joined TAG Aviation USA as v-p of corporate communications.&nbsp;Wolin ultimately founded his own consultancy in 2009 to assist business aviation service providers and launched Business Aviation Advisor for business jet users.

 


During this time, he remained a strong industry advocate. Along with&nbsp;NATA, he served on&nbsp;the Corporate Angel Network and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Association presidential advisory boards. Also active with NBAA, the Massachusetts Airport Management Association, and the Business Aviation Professionals of New England, Wolin was a frequent speaker at national and regional events.

 


"Gil's passion, wisdom, and dedication will be remembered for years to come,” said Castagna. “Time with Gil was always time well spent. He will be greatly missed."

Bizav Community Mourns Loss of Industry Veteran Gil Wolin

Wolin had a career spanning 50 years at companies such as Executive Jet Aviation, AMR Combs, Mayo Aviation, McGraw-Hill, and TAG Aviation USA.

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