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.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

Bombardier implemented a new contract last week covering 455 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) at its Wichita site. The contract takes effect after 92 percent of the voting IAM workers agreed to the proposal on October 7. In all, Bombardier has 1,600 workers in Wichita.

 


The proposal covered pay increases, ratification bonuses and health care and pension protections, as well as the creation of a voluntary separation program for workers who have reached age 55 and have 25 years of service.

 


The contract, said Mark Blondin, of the IAMAW Southern Territory, “not only takes care of the workers on the shop floor right now, but also sets a trajectory for the future of aerospace in Wichita.”

 


Bombardier added the agreement reflects both the company’s and the workers' “mutual continued commitment to the success of Bombardier's Wichita site. The company believes the strength of its operations in Wichita resides with the products it manufactures and the experienced, dedicated and skilled workforce.”

Bombardier Contract Wins 92 Percent Approval in Wichita

The contract covers 455 workers at Bombardier's Wichita site.

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