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

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Viking Air Limited has selected Cascade Aerospace as an integrator of its Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) for CL-215T and CL-415 aerial firefighters.

 


Under the agreement, Cascade will design, install, test, and certify the AUP on a CL-415 and CL-215T and complete 10 post-STC installations at its facilities. Cascade additionally will produce 40 “A-Kits,” including structural components, wiring harnesses, and other components that will link the new flight controls, navigation, and communications systems that Collins Aerospace is supplying for the upgrade. Cascade will develop the production process to marry the A-Kits with the Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite. This includes drawings, task cards, and kitting activities.

 


The agreement builds on a longstanding working relationship between Viking and Cascade, including upgrades of the CL-215s to turbine configuration. “Cascade was a natural choice to welcoming as a key contributor to the Viking AUP,” said Dan Seroussi, director of the program for Viking (Chalet 238, Static&nbsp;B4). “Their specialization in aircraft, particularly with avionics upgrades, and their experience with Canadair aerial firefighters gave them a clear advantage,” he added.

 


The AUP is designed to provide a modern, commercial-off-the-shelf option for operators to upgrade the CL-215T or CL-415. Operators can select either a complete modification, including installation, or just the kit for installation by an approved maintenance repair organization.

 


AUP will replace the older avionics with digital avionics that will have SBAS-GPS and LPV capability. Other features including TAWS, ADS-B Out, synthetic vision, crew alerting system display indicators, and a multi-functional keyboard panel with dual cursor controls that provide an alternative to the touchscreen commands.

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