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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Kerry Lynch

A new survey of 800 registered voters suggests that most support privatization of government functions, but would be against the privatization of the air traffic control system. The survey revealed, “There is no appetite for privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system,” said Jefrey Pollock, president of Global Strategy Group (GSC), which conducted the survey on behalf of the Alliance for Aviation Across America, the League of Rural Voters and the Air Care Alliance.

 


The survey found that 51 percent of respondents either strongly supported or somewhat supported privatizing government functions.&nbsp;Another 34 percent either somewhat or strongly opposed privatization. However, when asked if they would support separating the air traffic control system and turning it over to a nonprofit corporation, 29 percent either strongly or somewhat supported, while 55 percent expressed at least some level of opposition.

 


The respondents further gave the FAA high marks for its operation of the nation’s air traffic control system, with 55 percent saying the agency does a good job and another 22 percent saying the agency does an excellent job.&nbsp;Only 14 percent gave a negative response, primarily “not so good.” The FAA received a 67-percent overall positive job rating, ranked second among agencies behind the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp;The Transportation Security Administration, by contrast, received a 46-percent rating, and the Securities and Exchange Commission a 40-percent rating. “It’s not that there is an anti-privatization [sentiment],” Pollock said, but “nobody wants to change horses when things are going well.”

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Survey Finds General Opposition to ATC Privatization

Survey respondents gave the FAA high marks for its operation of the ATC system and mostly opposed separating functions from the agency.

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Both NBAA and AOPA stressed importance of privacy on Capitol Hill

GA Groups Step Up Privacy Push for Operators

President Trump directed the removal of Brown from the board in May

Former NTSB Vice Chair Brown Sues for Reinstatement

Acquisition will enable MySky to offer state tax information alongside federal information

MySky Acquiring State Tax Guide from JSSI

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Industry group praises prioritizing safety and workforce support

AIA Endorses FAA Funding in FY2026 Proposal

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Department of Commerce taking comments through June 3

NBAA Urges Members To Stress Trade Importance To Gov’t

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

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

FAA told to ‘hire, hire, hire’ in its safety workforce

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

Charles Alcock

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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

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