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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Pentastar Aviation president and CEO Greg Schmidt has been elected chairman of the board of directors for the National Air Transportation Association. He succeeds Priester Aviation president and CEO Andy Priester. Schmidt, who joined Pentastar in 2008 and has led the company for the past four years, has served on the NATA board since 2013 and previously held the positions of treasurer and vice chairman.

 


Other NATA officers include Ross Aviation president and CEO Jeff Ross as vice chairman and McClellan Jet Services senior v-p Scott Owens as secretary. Hill Aircraft and Leasing Corporation CEO Guy Hill, who was re-elected to another term, is treasurer.

 


Also re-elected to another term is Curt Castagna of Aerolease Group. In addition, four new members were added to the board: Randall Berg, airport director for King County International Airport; Dennis Fox, senior v-p, flight operations for Executive Jet Management; Larry Jorash, senior v-p operations for Signature Flight Support; and Larry Wade, president and partner for Golden Isles Aviation.

 


"It is critical that the board of directors guides the association, ensuring continued economic growth and financial viability, while reinforcing that safety is the highest priority for all of its members,” said NATA president Martin Hiller. "NATA’s board of directors comprises the finest leaders representing all areas of general aviation.”

Pentastar Aviation's Schmidt Steps In as New NATA Chair

Other board leaders include Jeff Ross, Scott Owens and Guy Hill.

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