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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Facing criticism over its proposed new policy guidance on inlet barrier filter (IBF) installation&nbsp;on helicopters, the FAA has planned a public meeting to gather more technical information. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas on July 7, the same day that comments are due on the policy.

 


The agency released <a href="http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/policy/">the proposed guidance</a>&nbsp;in January,&nbsp;saying, “The increased usage of…IBF installations on rotorcraft requires guidance to ensure safe and standardized installations.”&nbsp;The policy, the agency said, focuses on two aspects for IBF installation approval: determining the power availability with the IBF and evaluating the bypass system.

 


But the guidance&nbsp;as proposed&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-03-01/inlet-barrier-filter-policy-raises-industry-concerns">raised fears among aftermarket producers</a> that the requirements for installation would mandate unrealistic testing and data that either helicopter manufacturers or engine producers would be reluctant to share. “If allowed to proceed, the proposal would significantly restrict and may likely prohibit any future IBF development programs and would significantly impact the benefits of these engine protection devices,” IBF manufacturer Aerometals said.

 


Noting it has received nearly three&nbsp;dozen comments on the issue, the FAA planned the public meeting to gather more information to help it develop guidance for evaluating IBFs installed on helicopters.

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