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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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is stepping up its focus on the emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) sector and how it affects general aviation infrastructure and charter operations.

 


As part of this enhanced focus, Megan Eisenstein, who had been managing director of industry and regulatory affairs for the association, has taken the new role of managing director of industry affairs and innovation. In addition, Ryan Waguespack, the former executive v-p who left the association in a full-time capacity in June, has agreed to serve as senior advisor to help foster the AAM sector in the Part 135 environment.

 


NATA hosted its first AAM Committee meeting in tandem with its Aviation Business Conference held earlier this month in Miami and is planning its next meeting in January in Washington, D.C.&nbsp; Further, the association will host a half-day town hall to encourage information sharing on the sector.

 


“We are excited to expand NATA’s efforts to lay a solid foundation for emerging industry entrants and new technologies,” said NATA president and CEO Curt Castagna. “Megan has a keen understanding of the aviation business landscape, our industry’s sustainability advancements, and the public-private partnerships required to unite key stakeholders and prepare our members by empowering their success. Ryan is invaluable to this effort as he brings a wealth of air charter operation knowledge and an ability to think creatively and build community.”

National Air Transportation Association Steps Up AAM Initiatives, Focus | AINonline

NATA is taking a number of steps, including creating a committee and hosting events focusing on the emerging advance air mobility sector.

NATA Delves Deeper in AAM with Events, Staffing

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