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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Kerry Lynch

Data specialist DTN is enhancing its AviationSentry Online tool with the addition global layered weather forecast information. The enhanced global data, which includes ceiling height and visibility, will provide situational awareness to DTN’s RotorWatch clients, the company added.

 


Noting helicopter operators often fly miles from official weather observation stations, DTN ﻿said the enhancements are designed to fill in the gaps with flight-category specific content from a blend of observation and forecast model data. AviationSentry provides real-time meteorological flight information, coupled with trip planning and flight risk evaluation tools. RotorWatch, an extension of AviationSentry, actively compares real-time weather data with locations of helicopters or bases.

 


With RotorWatch, dispatch teams maintain constant awareness of the real-time and forecast weather conditions surrounding their operations. The tool has 14 different alert parameters based on position of the helicopter and relevant weather data.

 


“AviationSentry and RotorWatch go hand-in-hand,” said Raj Shankar, vice president of product management. “These enhancements increase the overall value for helicopter operators on a global scale as they allow users to ensure safety with customized caution and warning levels specific to their operations.”

DTN Enhances AviationSentry Weather Forecasting Tool

The additions will benefit helicopter operators, filling in gaps between weather observation stations with flight-category specific content.

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