Kerry Lynch
Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the Aviation International News monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with AIN for eight years. She joined AIN 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 HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the Show News staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for Business & Commercial Aviation and Overhaul & Maintenance 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.

Latest from Kerry Lynch

Regulations and Government

NATCA Urges Congress To Avoid Government Shutdown

Controller hiring would halt
new control tower at KTEB
FBOs

Air Culinaire Acquires UK-based On Air Dining

On Air Dining will retain branding and staff
On Air Dining
ATC

FAA Challenge Seeks ATC Flow Control Program Development

FAA is streamlining procedures for rapid program development
new control tower at KTEB
Training and Workforce

Yingling Debuts Maintenance Apprenticeship Program

Program will help Yingling keep up with growth
Yingling Aviation inaugural apprenticeship class
Aircraft

Jetcraft Traces Spending of Yacht and Bizjet Owners

Owners spend relatively more on yachts as they age
Monaco Yacht Show
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Terrestrial Trials Validating 5G Performance

Company is nearing flight trials of the 5G service
Gogo terrestrial trials of 5G chip
Aircraft

Citation Latitude Receives FAA Nod for Avionics Updates

Updates includes SVGS for Garmin 5000 suite and GDL Datalink
Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Latitude
Charter & Fractional

George J. Priester Closes on First of Two Acquisitions

GJP completed Omni Air Transport Buy
Omni Air Transport generic charter photo
ATC

FAA Tops 2,000 Controller Hires in FY2025

Agency on pace for 8,900 hires through 2028
Article image
Aircraft

Bombardier Hands over Ninth Global for USAF BACN Program

Global 6500 is fitted as communications platform
Bombardier BACN Global delivery ceremony
Training and Workforce

FAA Adds Embry-Riddle to Controller Training Program

ERAU's Prescott campus joins Daytona Beach in the Enhanced AT-CTI program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University air traffic managment program (Photo: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
Training and Workforce

NBAA-BACE To Highlight Philanthropy

The Pink Jet, Fund an Angel, Helpy Hour among features at BACE
The Pink Jet at Oshkosh
Charter & Fractional

Jet Access Creates Independent Broker Platform

Platform is similar to those used by real estate, insurance, and other industries
Jet Access services (photo: Jet Access)
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Ops Stay Heated but Face Trade Uncertainties

PlaneSense, AirSprint, Airshare CEOs discuss how they handle the growth
Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 in flight
Regulations and Government

DOT To Add Fentanyl to Mandatory Drug Test List

Fentanyl use on the rise
fentanyl
Maintenance and Modifications

Two Decades On, Bombardier’s Parts Hubs Near Milestones

Chicago is nearing 10 million parts shipped while Frankfurt is close to 1.5 million
Bombardier Frankfurt parts hub 20th anniversary celebration
Fuel

Creed Fuels Expands into Aviation To Serve Rural Ops

Company focusing on unbranded FBOs and agriculture
Creed Fuels generic image
Aircraft

JetNet Sees Bizjet Delivery Scale-up as Optimism Jumps

JetNet forecast 9,700 business jet deliveries through 2034
Rolland Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates and JetNet iQ creator
Regulations and Government

Bizav Leaders Urge Continued Pressure on Tariff Issue

Tariffs, European Issues, GNSS all discussed during JetNet IQ Summit.
IBAC Director General Kurt Edwards
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

5X5 Forms To Offer Direct-to-customer Aviation Insurance

Company will provide discounts to pilots who share data
Daher TBM ad Kodiak
Aircraft

Business Aircraft Activity Heats Up Globally in August

Operations outpaced expectations in North America with a 4.4% gain
Flexjet Gulfstream G650
Aircraft

Report Finds Big Differences in SMS, Large Bizjet Markets

New report believes clean-sheet bizjets may fall into super-midsize or large categories
Business jets on a ramp
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Reaches 100th Starlink Installation

100th installation was aboard a G650ER
Gulfstream G650ER with Starlink
Maintenance and Modifications

Roundtable: Maintenance’s Next Horizons with Data, SMS

Four industry leaders highlight how they’ve used data, implemented SMS
Round Table September 2025
Regulations and Government

DOT Streamlining Systems, Consolidating FAA

FAA employees spread throughout Washington will move into DOT headquarters
FAA building
Airports

Paper: Tax Changes Could Spur U.S. Airport Privatization

In the U.S., only one commercial airport is operated under a public-private partnership
St Louis Lambert Airport
Safety

ACSF: ASAP Reports Dip, Altitude Deviation Still Tops

Altitude deviation accounted for 16% of reports in first half
adobe stock
ATC

FAA Runs Tests while Winter Haven Preps for Remote Tower

FAA reauthorization bill directs FAA to move forward on testing and operational approval
A digital tower at London Heathrow International Airport
Charter & Fractional

Airble Continues Global Expansion, Adds Widget

Company has signed on 60 operators and expanded reach internationally
Airble app