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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<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2011-10-11/aerobridge-helps-bizav-assets-provide-disaster-relief">AERObridge</a>, the humanitarian organization that arranges relief flights, is reaching out for assistance in the aftermath of the earthquakes that have ravaged Ecuador over the past five days. The initial 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16 along the coastline has been the deadliest in Ecuador since 1987, according to news reports, and numerous aftershock tremors&nbsp;have followed, including a 6.1-magnitude earthquake earlier today. As many as 1,700 people are reported missing, and the death toll continues to rise, topping 500.

 


AERObridge has been seeking volunteers, supplies and aircraft to support relief efforts. The organization is coordinating with the Ecuadorian General of Air Operations to use Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta as a staging point.

 


The organization specifically is requesting funding for fuel, ready-to-eat meals, water purification units, medical supplies, insect spray, tents, satphones and small solar chargers. In addition, the organization stressed it needs aircraft to deliver these supplies. “We used dozens [of aircraft] in Haiti, and they made all the difference, both with inbound and outbound trips, moving more than 750,000 pounds [of materials] and 4,400 people into and more than 3,000 out of Haiti,” the organization said.

 


For more information, contact AERObridge at <a href="mailto:mstevenson@aerobridge.org?subject=Ecuador%20relief%20effort%20(AINalerts)">mstevenson@aerobridge.org</a>.

AERObridge Lining Up Relief Assistance in Ecuador

The organization has been seeking volunteers, supplies and aircraft to support relief efforts in the aftermath of the Ecuador earthquakes.

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