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 has created the Steve Brown Leadership Scholarship in honor of the long-time aviation stalwart and the association's former COO who retired this year. Established in coordination with NBAA Charities, the scholarship will support students enrolled in programs to help them achieve their goals of a business aviation career. Two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded annually.
“The business aviation industry, and aviation as a whole, is better, stronger, safer, and more efficient as a direct result of Steve Brown’s decades of leadership,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. “This scholarship will help identify and grow the next generation of leaders who will move our industry forward.”
Brown spent 18 years with NBAA, initially as senior v-p of operations and ultimately COO. Before joining the association in October 2004, he served as associate administrator for air traffic services for the FAA for six years. During that time, he played a pivotal role in the agency’s response to the 9/11 attacks. He also previously served as president of the National Aeronautic Association, senior v-p government affairs for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and as a faculty member at Texas A&amp;M University.
During his career, Brown held a number of key positions on industry boards and organizations, including as chair of RTCA and the Aviation Accreditation Board International. He further led various subcommittees within the NextGen Advisory Committee.

NBAA Names Scholarship in Honor of Steve Brown

NBAA established a scholarship to foster future business aviation leaders and honor Steve Brown, who retired from the association this year.

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