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

Charter & Fractional

Kenny Dichter Gets ‘Real’ in His New Bizav Venture

Real Jet will serve as a boutique customer-centric air charter brokerage
Kenny Dichter, Real Jet
Maintenance and Modifications

EAP Adds Array of Engine Models to Portfolio

EAP is offering coverage for more Rolls, GE, Honeywell, and P&WC engines
Challenger 604 with GE CF34-3B
Aircraft

GJC: Balanced Bizjet Market To Approach $40B in 2025

New bizjet deliveries set to top 850 by 2029
Citation Longitude business jet
Safety

CST Flight Services Signs On as IBAC Industry Partner

Industry Partner Program provides forum for stakeholders to offer safety insight to IBAC
Cabo San Lucas Airport
Aircraft

Bombardier Busting Speed Barriers with Global 8000

Comlux taking delivery in 2026
Global 7500 at NBAA-BACE 2025
Aircraft

ACJ: Corporates Increasing Business Use of Jets, Looking for Efficiency

Surveys also show financiers optimistic about availability, terms of funding
ACJ Two Twenty
Aircraft

Textron Aviation’s Citation Ascend Slides into Home BACE

Two test articles have accumulated 1,000 hours
Citation Ascend
Training and Workforce

Textron Aviation Workforce Initiatives Paying Dividends

Company opened a $40 million Career & Learning Center
Textron Career & Learning Center Learning Zone West Bay Hangar (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Aircraft

With Latest CJ Nods, Textron Bridges Generational Gap

Textron Aviation received approvals for CJ3 Gen2 and M2 Gen2 with autothrottle
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Evolving in Wichita with Busy Base

MRO, defense, flight test are at capacity, taking over from work vacated
PEGASUS Wichita Arrival
Training and Workforce

NBAA Career Zone Showcasing AviationStart Scholarship Resource

AviationStart bringing AI to match student scholarships
Jamail Larkins
Safety

Argus, AerLogics Team Up on Comprehensive Safety Rating

Partnership combines Argus Platinum/Elite with AerLogics’ AerStar
ARGUS
Aircraft

AB Jets Accepts Its First Bombardier Challenger 3500

Order calls for three Challengers that will become flagship of AB Jets' fleet
David Turner, co-owner and director of operations of AB Jets, and president Andrew Bettis in front of Challenger 3500 (Photo: Bombardier)
ATC

Amid ATC Delays, NATCA Urges Against ‘Sickouts’

Several towers have reportedly encountered staffing issues since government shutdown
Controller at Washington Dulles International Airport (Photo: Bill Carey)
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Selects Fort Wayne for Next Service Center

Nearly 65,000-sq-ft center to be operational next year
New  Bombardier Service Centre in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Charter & Fractional

Blade Returns to NBAA as New Owner Joby Preps for Service

Joby bought Blade in August and is integrating the service into the Uber app
Joby eVTOL
Aircraft

Argus: North American Ops Surge, Driving Global Gains

Business aircraft activity market its largest non-Covid gain in North America since January 2015
NetJets Challenger 650 Jackson Hole Airport POW
Regulations and Government

IBAC Fully Represented as ICAO Tackles Safety, Security

IBAC had its largest delegation yet at most recent ICAO Assembly
ICAO facade
Regulations and Government

Universal Advises of Possible CBP Delays Amid Shutdown

CBP core functions continue but personnel furloughs may slow some processing
CBP with aircraft arrival (Photo: Customs and Border Protection)
Regulations and Government

NBAA Lines Up Full Slate of Leaders for BACE Flight Deck

Senior government officials and industry leaders will discuss safety, NAS, innovation
Mariano Rosales NBAA-BACE 2024 Flight Deck
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lapayowker To Buy Aviation Financial Consulting

The tie-up brings together long-time legal and tax consulting practices
Court Gavel (Photo: Pixabay)
Aircraft

At 150, Global 7500 Notches a Record of Records

Global 7500 accrues 150 speed records as Bombardier preps for faster successor
a Global 7500 in flight above a city
Regulations and Government

FAA Worker Reps Urge Congress To End Shutdown

DOT estimates 17,000 FAA workers would be furloughed
Controller at Washington Dulles International Airport (Photo: Bill Carey)
Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Call on Congress To Avert Govt. Shutdown

Groups sent letter warning of the damage to aviation a shutdown would bring
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Fotolia/trekandshoot)
Aircraft

Otto Aerospace Lands 300-Phantom 3500 Order from Flexjet

Deliveries on the potential $6B order anticipated to begin in 2030
Otto Aerospace launch of Phantom 3500 (Photo: Otto Aerospace)
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