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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Global Jet Capital, the business aircraft financing specialist founded in 2014, is planning to bolsterits staff to expand its international reach. The company recently <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-01-10/global-jet-capital-adds-ge-veteran-labrozzi-team">hired Dave Labrozzi</a>, the former president of GE Capital’s Corporate Aircraft segment, to serve as COO and now plans to recruit about 13 more business aviation origination experts. Most of the new additions will be based outside the U.S., Global Jet Capital said, noting that about 225 midsize to large-cabin business jets are bought outside of the Americas every year, representing a requirement of more than $7.25 billion in finance.

 


Global Jet Capital recently boosted its portfolio in the Americas&nbsp;significantly&nbsp;with <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-02-02/global-jet-completes-buy-ge-capital-bizjet-portfolio">the acquisition of</a> GE’s corporate aircraft leasing and loan book in those regions.&nbsp;That portfolio was valued at more than $2 billion.

 


“Since our launch, we have experienced strong growth and now have a significant number of aircraft on our books representing multiple models across all manufacturers,” said Global Jet Capital executive director Shawn Vick. “However, nearly all are based in North America. We currently have well over $1 billion available for lending and leasing solutions, and we now need to place a greater focus on other geographical markets.”

Global Jet Capital Plans International Expansion

The company, which recently built up its Americas portfolio, is planning to add 13 professionals to tap into a $7.25 billion international market.

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