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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Christopher Shewokis, manager of the Rectrix Aerodrome facility at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly on November 4. He was 51.

 


Born Dec. 2, 1965 in Westfield, Massachusetts, Shewokis earned a degree in aviation and flight management from Daniel Webster College and began his aviation management career with Executive Flyers Aviation in Bedford. He then joined Signature Flight Support’s Bedford facility, remaining there for 25 years before taking his management role at Rectrix. In addition to his management duties, he was a private pilot.

 


“The Rectrix Aviation corporate family, along with all of the Hanscom Field airport personnel as well as the general aviation community, is deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and coworker,” said Rectrix CEO Richard Cawley.

 


“Chris was a true aviation professional, passionate about the industry, committed to safety, always attentive to his responsibilities and welcoming to everyone he encountered. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife and daughters.”

 


He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Suzanne (Stanton) Shewokis and his two daughters, Sarah and Samantha Shewokis.

Rectrix BED Manager Shewokis Dies

In addition to managing Rectrix's facility at Hanscom Field, Shewokis spent 25 years with Signature Flight Support's facility at the airport.

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