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
Aircraft
Textron Aviation Joint Conference Marks Next Integration Step
More than 500 turned out for Wichita customer conference for Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft
Regulations and Government
FAA Seeks Injunction Against KHTO Restrictions
The FAA tells the U.S. District Court an injunction would provide it time to determine the legality of the KHTO restrictions.
Regulations and Government
OMB Signs Off on FAA Noise Study
The study could change the FAA's approach to regulating noise.
Aircraft
NARA Adds 'Find an Aircraft' Listing to Website
NARA chairman calls new feature a big step for the future of the organization.
Regulations and Government
NATA Chief Cautions Against ATC Privatization Wave
Hendricks warns washing is getting swept up in "bad case of group think" in debate over future of air traffic control.
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA Awards 44 Scholarships for Technical Training
Scholarship awards were announced at opening of the association's Maintenance Management Conference
ATC
FAA Eyes FY17 for Future Flight Service Program Contract Award
Lockheed Martin’s contract for AFSS could run through 2019.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Honeywell Router Expands Services in All Flight Phases
The CNX-250 enables connectivity in hangar as well as at 40,000 ft.
Safety
NTSB Urges ATC Changes To Avoid Wrong Airport Landings
NTSB cited numerous incidents in which aircraft have landed at the wrong airport, including the November 2013 Atlas Air landing in Wichita.
Safety
GWBAA Standdown Highlights Collaboration, Data Sharing
NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart pushes "system think" approach that adopts lessons learned from Commercial Aviation Safety Team..
ATC
D.C. Operators Face New Procedures with NextGen
New departure and arrival procedures, along with airspace changes, are designed to produce millions in savings.
People in Aviation: May 2015
Industry announcements and appointments
Regulations and Government
NBAA Joins Lawsuit Over East Hampton Restrictions
Association calls the restrictions unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory.
Regulations and Government
Obama Selects Senior Coast Guard Officer To Lead TSA
Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) promises prompt action on nomination.
Aircraft
Flexjet Moving Forward with Lear 85 Replacement
Flexjet works to transition former Learjet 85 customers into a new model as it prepares to take delivery of its first Gulfstreams.
Regulations and Government
House To Consider Bump in FY2016 FAA Budget
The fiscal 2016 appropriations bill would continue ban on aviation user fees, but does not address Teterboro weight limit for first time in years.
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Sued Over Pilot Firings
IBT endorses lawsuit, saying pilots were illegally harassed and terminated for seeking unionization.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Calls FAA's UAS Proposal a Good Start
NBAA says small UAS proposal is reasonable approach, but sees areas in need of improvement.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Devil's in the Details of FAA UAS Proposal, Says GAMA
GAMA seeks lower maximum altitudes and other operational requirements for UAS.
Aircraft
Piaggio Begins Avanti Evo Deliveries
First customer will use the twin pusher-prop aircraft in charter operations.
Regulations and Government
FAA Unions Speak Out Against ATC Privatization
Unions say ATC functions are "inextricably intertwined" with FAA other functions and they would oppose both for profit and nonprofit structure.
Regulations and Government
FAA Targets Later This Year for Part 23 Proposal
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta believes "industry will be very pleased with where it is."
Aircraft
GKN To Make Wing Skins for Gulfstream's New G500/G600
GKN will produce upper and lower skins from plant in Wellington, Kan.
Charter & Fractional
VistaJet Adds Challenger 350 to U.S. Service Portfolio
The Challenger 350 joins the Global 5000 in VistaJet's U.S. service offerings.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Breaks Ground on Tianjin Maintenance Facility
The groundbreaking follows the signing of a definitive joint venture agreement with the Tianjin Airport Economic Area.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Adds Utility EC145 to Product Line
The utility variant features increased payload, standardized interior and equipment list designed for multi missions.
Regulations and Government
FAA To Take New Look at Science of Aircraft Noise
The agency is surveying airports about noise impact after communities complained that PBN procedures heightened noise.
FBOs
Signature Dedicates Renovated Facilities at DTW, STL
The Detroit renovations follows Signature's acquisition of the former Metro Flight Services FBO less than a year ago.
ATC
Natca's Rinaldi Urges Change in U.S. ATC System
Rinaldi declines to jump into funding debate, but says stable, predictable funding flow necessary.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Donates $1 Million to OSU for NextGen Research
Donation furthers partnership that was formed four years ago with Ohio State University.
