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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Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft continues to expand its international reach with the appointment of Santiago, Chile-based Aeroservicio as its newest authorized sales representative for the Kodiak turboprop single.

 


Aeroservicio brings more than 50 years of aviation industry experience to its new duties as a Kodiak dealer, Quest noted. “The Kodiak is well suited for a wide variety of operators in Chile and the surrounding countries, and the addition of Aeroservicio will enhance our marketing efforts in this market,” said John Hunt, Quest's vice president of sales for North, Central and South America.

 


Quest is laying the groundwork for Chilean validation of the Kodiak, which already has received 21 certifications in 31 countries. Quest said a number of other certifications are imminent. The aircraft, which entered service in 2007, is now in operation in more than 20 countries.&nbsp;

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