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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U.S. and EU officials have reached agreements to further joint efforts on aviation safety and air traffic management harmonization, the FAA announced on Wednesday. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta joined European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport director general Henrik Hololei and Ambassador Kaja Tael, permanent representative of Estonia to the EU, in signing two amendments to existing agreements.

 


"Our collaboration remains vitally important for the safe and efficient movement of passengers and cargo on both sides of the Atlantic," Huerta said. "[This] signing continues a deep commitment to cooperation and harmonization shared by America and the EU."

 


The Aviation Safety Agreement amendment covers reciprocal acceptance of approvals associated with flight simulator training devices and pilot licensing. The amendment further facilitates collaboration operations and air traffic safety oversight. “By reducing duplication and leveraging resources, the FAA and EU can better allocate resources to areas with higher risks to aviation safety,” the agency said.

 


The second amendment expands ATM modernization collaboration on air traffic technologies, standards and procedures involved in the NextGen and Sesar modernization programs. “The expanded agreement will now cover the full life cycle of air traffic management modernization activities from development to deployment,” the FAA said.

 


"The broadened scope of the two agreements we signed confirms the strong commitment to continue to work together for the future of aviation safety—always the highest priority in our aviation agenda,” Hololei said.

 


The General Aviation Manufacturers Association hailed the signing of the agreements, saying they will promote transatlantic cooperation and efficiency. GAMA in particular welcomed the collaborations on pilot licensing and simulators. “There is an urgent need to allow private pilots to easily transfer their existing skills between authorities without undue burden,” said GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce. “Similarly, improving the availability of simulators to facilitate their expanded use will directly contribute to general aviation safety.”

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