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

Absolute Aviation has become the first business aircraft broker based in Africa to join the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA). Founded in 2001 by CEO Neil Howard, Absolute has aircraft dealership facilities in Lanseria and Cape Town, South Africa, as well as in Maun, Botswana; Lomé, Togo; and Zurich, Switzerland. An authorized representative for Beechcraft, Cessna, and Leonardo, the dealer offers preowned and new aircraft sales, flight services, aircraft parts and engine distribution, and maintenance.
IADA executive director Wayne Starling said the addition of Absolute to its membership base “further advances IADA’s global reach and effectiveness.”&nbsp;Howard added,&nbsp;“Absolute Aviation is excited about becoming part of IADA’s expanding international network of aircraft resale dealers who operate with integrity.”
IADA members must commit to a code of business ethics and demonstrate their standards through an accreditation process that is renewed every three years. The association noted that just 7 percent of the world’s aircraft dealers have earned IADA accreditation, but they are responsible for 40 percent of the world's business aircraft preowned sales, averaging more than 700 transactions and $6 billion in volume each year.

Absolute Aviation Becomes First Aircraft Broker To Join IADA from Africa

Absolute Aviation has become an accredited dealer member of the International Aircraft Dealers Association, marking a first from Africa.

Absolute Aviation First To Join IADA from Africa

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