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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Gulfstream Aerospace's G550 has been selected for medevac operations in Beijing, the company announced. The Rolls-Royce-powered twinjet will be outfitted to support the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center and used for disaster relief and air rescue.


The aircraft will be equipped with in-flight emergency resuscitation and on-board tracking capabilities for better doctor-patient access. It will include a medical bay, powered gurney-loading system on aircraft stairs, fold-out nurses’ seats for individual patient care, refrigerated medical storage cabinet, X-ray viewing equipment and a crew-rest area with berthing.


Close to two dozen G550s and G450s are used in medevac service, worldwide. The&nbsp;models&nbsp;also are used in a range of special-mission and support operations, from military personnel transport to atmospheric research, electronic intelligence gathering and long-range surveillance, among others.


“We are committed to working with customers to deliver an aircraft that exceeds their requirements, and this uniquely tailored G550 is no exception. The aircraft’s customizable cabin will serve as an example for future programs,” said Scott Neal, senior v-p, worldwide sales, Gulfstream.


Established in 2010, the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center has more than 1,000 employees, 300 ambulances, two emergency medical services helicopters and another fixed-wing medevac aircraft. The Beijing Red Cross emergency rescue operation, known as 999, <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-11-25/beijing-red-cross-operate-medevac-falcon-2000lx">took delivery of a Dassault 2000LX</a> in late 2015 and became the first to offer helicopter emergency medical services in China in 2014 with an Airbus Helicopters EC135 P2e.

Gulfstream's G550 To Enter Medevac Ops in Beijing

The aircraft will support the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center and will be used for disaster and air rescue.

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