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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The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) honored a dozen organizations and individuals and raised $26,000 for Orbis Flying Eye Hospital during its Icons of Aviation charity gala on November 10 in Hong Kong.&nbsp;Now in its third year, the event drew 330 people from the business and general aviation community. Including this year’s tally, the annual gala has raised more than $100,000 since it was first held in 2015.

 


Orbis president and CEO Bob Ranck was a keynote speaker, telling attendees, “The generous support of AsBAA has helped Orbis extend its important sight-saving work throughout China and will support our Flying Eye Hospital program in Shandong province next June.”,

 


AsBAA chair and Sino Jet president Jenny Lau also provided an update on the association’s activities over the past year, including a new partnership with Breitling.

 


As for this year’s award winners, AsBAA honored the following: Universal Aviation, for the “Best Ground Handling Agent” category; Satcom Direct, UAS International Trip Support and World Fuel Services, for operational support; L’Voyage, for charter broker; Asian Sky Group, for media outlet; Avinode, for business service provider; Jetcraft Asia, for aircraft sales broker; VistaJet, for AOC charter operator; TAG Aviation Asia, for aircraft management company; Jet Aviation (Singapore/Hong Kong), for MRO provider; and Gulfstream, for manufacturer. AsBAA further recognized Rita Tam, head of customer relations at Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre, as “Trailblazer of the Year,” and presented its Mike Davis Award for lifetime achievement to Caspar Baum, director of aviation for Surbana Jurong.

AsBAA Honors Industry Icons, Raises $26,000 for Orbis

Now in its third year, the annual gala has raised a cumulative $100,000 for Orbis.

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