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

Global business aircraft flight activity during September came in 2.9 percent stronger than a year earlier but is expected to slow in North America and Europe this month, according to the latest report from business aviation safety specialist and data analyst Argus International.

 


In North America, flight activity during September was up just 0.1 percent, with 405 more flights logged than a year earlier. Before Hurricane Ian, flights in North America had been on track to finish up by 2.3 percent.

 


The results by aircraft category and by operation were uneven year-over-year in September, with turboprop, small cabin, and midsize cabins down by 0.2 percent, 0.5 percent, and 1 percent, respectively. Flights involving large-cabin aircraft, meanwhile, increased by 4.5 percent.

 


By operation, Part 91 flights continue to rebound, up 5.7 percent year-over-year in September, driven by the 8.8 percent improvement involving large-cabin jets in that operational category. Part 135 activity was down 8.2 percent as midsize jet on-demand activity dropped 16.3 percent year-over-year. Fractional operations were up 4.9 percent as a result of an 8.2 percent gain in midsize cabin activity in this category.

 


In Europe, flights were down 0.8 percent overall as midsize cabin activity dipped 7.4 percent year-over-year. Large-cabin operations, however, improved by 6.7 percent last month, from a year ago.&nbsp;In the rest of the world, flights surged by 34.2 percent, with turboprop activity climbing 62.6 percent.

 


As for October activity, Argus estimates there will be a 3.3 percent year-over-year dip in North America and flights in Europe will be down 0.6 percent at the same time.

Global Bizav Flight Activity Edges Up in September

Global bizav flight activity improved 2.9 percent year-over-year in September as Europe and North America ops were flat by flights surged elsewhere.

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