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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Collins Aerospace is a prominent aerospace and defense company specializing in the development and manufacture of advanced technology solutions. They offer a wide range of products and services, including avionics, aircraft interiors, mission systems, and space systems. 

Collins Aerospace is investing $26.5 million to expand its facility in Largo, Florida, as it ramps up production of its commercial aviation radars to meet the FAA’s accelerated schedule. The expansion, which is estimated to generate more than 100 additional jobs across its engineering and factory operations at the location, will also provide additional capacity for the RTX unit’s multi-domain security products for defense customers.
“This expansion strengthens our ability to deliver critical capabilities that keep airline passengers safe and military operators mission-ready, faster,” said Nate Boelkins, president of avionics at Collins Aerospace. “RTX has made significant investments in its people and operations across Florida, and we value our partnership with the state as we continue to grow.”&nbsp;&nbsp;
Parent company RTX has several locations throughout Florida that collectively employ more than 7,000 people. The Collins Largo facility in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area produces radars, along with satellite and secure communications components. This includes production of the Condor Mk3 cooperative surveillance radar and ASR-XM non-cooperative radar for the FAA’s Radar System Replacement Program. Announced early this year, the FAA awarded a contract to Collins and Indra to replace up to 612 radars by June 2028. RTX valued the Collins portion of the contract at $438 million.
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