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

Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt & Whitney Offers Hot Section Upgrade for GTF

Upgrade option will nearly double time on wing
A320neo with Pratt & Whitney GTF
Aircraft

Airbus Kicks Off Paris Air Show With Order Bounty

Orders include firsts from LOT and AviLease
Airbus A350-1000 at Paris Air Show
Aircraft

Bombardier Global 7500 Speeds to Paris With Another Record

Twinjet traveled from Montreal in 5 hours 30 minutes
Global 7500
Avionics

Astronautics Forms Systems Solutions Unit as Business Grows

New business line will design and integrate avionics systems for commercial and military aircraft
Astronautics products
Airlines

Southwest Adding Honeywell SmartRunway/Landing on 737 Fleet

System provides aural and text alerts of potential safety hazards
Southwest Airlines
Aircraft

Dassault Comes Out in Force at Paris Air Show

Breadth of products are on display
Falcon 8X
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AIA: Paris Has Key Role Amid Global Trade Negotiations

Air show presents opportunities to reinforce positive trade balance in the U.S.
Boeing C-17
ATC

DOT Meets with Stakeholders To Map Out Modernization

FAA has issued a request for information on potential modernization integrator
ATC Tower
Regulations and Government

FAA Nominee Bedford Calls for Focus First on ATC Upgrade

Commerce Committee questioned Bedford on safety, privatization, 1,500-hour rule, and spectrum
Republic Airways president Bryan Bedford
Regulations and Government

Senators Step Up Scrutiny in Aftermath of KDCA Crash

Senate leaders are calling for joint audits, and a bill is introduced covering an array of issues
U.S. Capitol
Aircraft

White House Directs FAA To Lift Supersonic Overland Flight Ban

White House calls for action within 180 days
Spike Aerospace S-512 diplomat.
Aircraft

Latin America Takes Significant Stake in Bizjet Market

Airbus Corporate Jets says Latin America accounts for 8% of global business jet fleet
ACJ TwoTwenty
Regulations and Government

GA Groups Step Up Privacy Push for Operators

Both NBAA and AOPA stressed importance of privacy on Capitol Hill
Capitol dome (Photo: Library of Congress)
Regulations and Government

Former NTSB Vice Chair Brown Sues for Reinstatement

President Trump directed the removal of Brown from the board in May
NTSB slate in 2024 from left, Tom Chapman, J. Todd Inman, chair Jennifer Homendy, Alvin Brown, and Michael Graham. © National Transportation Safety Board
Regulations and Government

MySky Acquiring State Tax Guide from JSSI

Acquisition will enable MySky to offer state tax information alongside federal information
Digital State Tax Guide (Photo: MySky)
ATC

ATC Modernization Becomes Urgent Focus of FAA Reauthorization

Bolen said system needs addition $18.5 billion over three years
U.S. Capitol
Training and Workforce

JSSI, IADA Join Forces on Innovation Student Grant

Groups will award $5,000 grant for business aviation innovation
JSSI Chair Neil Book
Safety

EASA Urges Expanded Reminders on Lithium Battery Risks

Passengers are now carrying multiple lithium-powered devices on board
passengers using wifi on aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications

Back on the Plate, Pre-buys Still Face Post-covid Challenges

Industry experts caution on the need for a full pre-buy and one that is carefully laid out
Buying aircraft during covid
Regulations and Government

NBAA Urges Members To Stress Trade Importance To Gov’t

Department of Commerce taking comments through June 3
Duncan Aviation parts
Regulations and Government

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City

Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops
Helicopter over NYC
Aircraft

Hermeus Begins Flight-test Campaign with Quarterhorse Mk 1

Aircraft will test landing and takeoff capabilities
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 1 on a lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base
Aircraft

GJC: Q1 Bizav Market Metrics Improve Despite Uncertainty

Flight ops, deliveries, preowned transactions, and backlogs strengthen in Q1
Gulfstream G700
Regulations and Government

FAA Official: ‘Don't Over-engineer’ SMS

FAA told to ‘hire, hire, hire’ in its safety workforce
Tim Adams, acting director of the FAA’s Office of Safety Standards
Charter & Fractional

Experts: Global Demand Straining Airports, Airspace

Geopolitical conflicts increasing complexity
EBACE panel from left: James Collas, International Trip Support Operations Director at UAS; Sebastian Beyhaut, board member at Pike Aviation; Maxim Ivanov, operations manager at FCG OPS, and moderator Ilham Chehlaoui, CEO of Purple Ink.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Remains Static in Europe Despite Global Changes

European charter leaders discussed range of issues at the EBACE show
 Yann-Guillaume Jaccard, CEO and co-founder of Simply Jet; Algernon Trotter, CEO and founder at Luminair; Julie Black, head of UK executive charter at Hunt & Palmer; Avinode CEO Oliver King, and Harry Clarke, head of insight and analytics at Avinode.
Aircraft

New Leadership Looks To Reinvigorate AfBAA

AfBAA has a new chairman and big plans for growth
Dawit Lemma (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)
Rotorcraft

Leonardo, Sloane Mark 30-year Partnership with AW109 Order

Sloane is coming up on its 109th sale of the AW109.
Leonardo Sloane deal
Aircraft

JetNet iQ: Bizjet Deliveries, Backlog Remain Strong but Uncertainties Prevail

Operators are more pessimistic in the second quarter
Rolland Vincent, JetNet IQ
Maintenance and Modifications

EAP Seeing Benefits of Managing Supply Chain with Own Inventory

Supply chain still plaguing Europe
Sean Lynch,  EAP managing director