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 CitationPartners Excel/XLS Eagle upgrade is realizing a $355,000 net value gain right out of the gate, according to the latest valuations from VREF. CitationPartners pointed to the latest valuation from the aircraft appraisal specialist, noting that this represented a $150,000 increase over earlier estimates.
VREF now values the Citation Excel/XLS Eagle at $2.05 million, an increase from the earlier $1.9 million valuation. CitationPartners noted this compares with the Eagle upgrade cost of $1.695 million. <meta charset="UTF-8">The nose-to-tail refurbishment program involves an extensive upgrades, including Garmin G5000 avionics, fresh paint, and a completely new custom interior.&nbsp;
Russ Meyer III, president of the Wichita-based services firm, credited sustained strong market demand for the Excel/XLS Eagle and expanded features with the program. As an example, the G5000 avionics upgrade now includes an improved awareness and protection package and takeoff and landing software data. The aircraft also now comes standard with cabin LED lighting, cabin window polishing, and windshield de-misting.
In addition to Garmin G5000 avionics and customer-spec interior and exterior, the Eagle upgrade comes with a ProParts support program.

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CitationPartners Eagle Program Grows in Value

Upgraded aircraft is seeing a $355,000 net value gain

CitationPartners, which has expanded the standard equipment on its Citation Excel/XLS Eagle program, is seeing a $355,000 net increase in value for the aircraft.

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