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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NBAA is recognizing FlightSafety International chairman, president and CEO Bruce Whitman with its American Spirit Award. The award, to be presented next month at the association's annual convention, will honor Whitman for his “commitment to helping others throughout the global aviation community.”

 


“Throughout his tenure, Bruce's commitment to fostering aviation safety worldwide has been equaled by his tireless devotion to numerous aviation organizations and philanthropic endeavors,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

 


Whitman has spent 55 years with FlightSafety, playing an integral role in its growth to a global training provider and simulator manufacturer. He had held senior roles at NBAA for two years before joining&nbsp;FlightSafety in 1961. While at FlightSafety he has remained active with the association, including serving on the Associate Member Advisory Council.

 


Outside those organizations, Whitman’s volunteer activities have been numerous. He has sat on the boards or executive committees of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Orbis International, the Civil Air Patrol, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Corporate Angel Network and the National World War II Museum.

Whitman Is NBAA's American Spirit Award Winner

Whitman is being recognized for his commitment to helping others throughout the global aviation community.

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