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

TSA Finalizes Security Updates for Part 380 Operations

NATA is advising FBOs to coordinate with operators on changes
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Aircraft

Jefferies Survey Finds Stable Bizjet Market Sentiment

Survey index of business jet brokers was unchanged from June
Gulfstream G700
Environment

Aviation Orgs Urge Congress To Extend Clean Fuel Credit

Orgs say 10 years is necessary to ensure market certainty
(Photo: Pixabay)
Regulations and Government

Sean Duffy Receives Bipartisan Support for Top DOT Post

Duffy served in the House from 2011 to 2019 as a Republican representing a district in Wisconsin
Sean Duffy during nomination hearing
Charter & Fractional

PJCC: Jet Card Hourly Rates Inch Up Again

Fixed/capped jet cards averaged a 2.8% increase YOY
Embraer Phenom 300 being towed into hangar on Tug
Regulations and Government

Senate Panel To Hold Duffy Hearing for Top DOT Post

NBAA urged quick confirmation
Sean Duffy, official congressional portrait
Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Mx Committee Creates Campus Outreach Program

Committees are meeting directly with students at universities
NBAA 2023 Student Maintenance Competition
Engines

Hermeus Brings the HEAT with Hypersonic Test Facility

Location incorporates upgraded former NAS equipment at Cecil Airport
Hermeus testing Pratt & Whitney F100 in new HEAT hypersonics test facility
Aircraft

Bizjet Departures Tick Up in Dec., Remain Even for Year

Globally, operations were flat for 2024, Jefferies reports
Praetor 500
Aircraft

Qatar Executive's G700 Fleet Grows with Two Additions

Carrier has six Gulfstream G700s in its fleet and awaits four more
Gulfstream G700 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Regulations and Government

FAA Delays U.S. Agent Deadline for Foreign Entities

Agency needs more time to go live with online portal for U.S. agent of service designation
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Safety

NATA Forum To Help Operators Prepare for SMS Mandate

Part 135 operators face a May 2027 SMS deadline
Man walking toward business jet
Aircraft

Turkey's Baykar Receives Italian Nod To Buy Piaggio

Baykar intends to preserve Piaggio’s identity and ‘relaunch’ the company
Piaggio Avanti Evo (Photo: Baykar)
Aircraft

Hermeus Completes Quarterhorse Demonstrator Ground Tests

Testing on Quarterhorse Mk 1 was completed in 21 days
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 1 on dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in California(Photo: Hermeus)
Regulations and Government

Graves Set To Continue as House Transportation Chair

A pilot, Graves is active in general aviation
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri)
Regulations and Government

NBAA: Be Prepared for Ownership Reporting Requirements

Legal experts caution that further court action could be ahead
Court Gavel (Photo: Pixabay)
Safety

FAA Calls on General Aviation Operators To Adopt SMS

New InFO document cites an ICAO standard and EASA requirements
business jet on ramp
Regulations and Government

Bunce Warns Against Return of 2-for-1 Aviation Reg Policy

Bunce asked lawmakers to 'lean into' regulation with new administration
U.S. Capitol
Regulations and Government

FAA Administrator Whitaker To Depart Agency

Whitaker has held the role for a little more than a year
Michael Whitaker
Aircraft

VAI's James Viola To Succeed Pete Bunce at GAMA Helm

Bunce will retire in April and Viola will join GAMA after VAI's Verticon
James Viola and Pete Bunce
Aircraft

Prices Ebb in Preowned Bizjet Market as Inventory Grows

Business jet asking prices were down by 6.16% YOY in November
Challenger 3500 on runway
Aircraft

Bombardier Speeds To 200 Global 7500 Deliveries

Milestone 200th delivery reached in just six years
200th Bombardier Global 7500 business jet (Photo: Bombardier)
Safety

Aviation Community Celebrates ICAO's 80-year Milestone

ICAO was founded through a convention signed in December 1944
The former Stevens Hotel, now the Hilton Chicago Hotel, where the ICAO convention was signed
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier's Booming Aftermarket Segment Keeps Expanding

Business jet maker aims to have customers "bring their aircraft home" for servicing
Bombardier at NBAA-BACE 2024
Aircraft

ASG: Asia-Pacific Bizcraft Purchase Plans Remain Stable, Optimism Dips

More than half of ASG survey respondents plan to buy an aircraft next year, but fewer want new
G650
Safety

Former FAA Safety Champion Nicholas Sabatini Dies

Sabatini helped usher in the 'just culture' concept
Former FAA associated administrator for aviation safety Nicholas Sabatini (Photo: the FAA)
Maintenance and Modifications

CitationPartners Eagle Program Grows in Value

Upgraded aircraft is seeing a $355,000 net value gain
Garmin G5000 avionics CitationPartners Eagle upgrade (Photo: CitationPartners)
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Industry Hopeful of Full Bonus Depreciation Return

Congress expected to turn to tax bill early next year
Ben Shirazi, president of aircraft dealer-broker SmartJets and president of VIP Completions
Regulations and Government

A Year of Partisanship and Change, a Year of Bipartisanship and Stability

Washington is facing a shakeup, but a massive FAA bill sets a stable foundation over five years
The White House