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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Since the first Global 7000 flew on Nov. 4, 2016, the test fleet has accrued more than 1,300 flight hours. “It’s an exciting time for the program and the team as we enter the certification phase and get closer to the aircraft’s entry into service in the second half,” said Michel Ouellette, senior v-p for the Global 7000 and 8000 programs.

 


The program continues to check off key milestones, including testing in crosswinds at high-altitude airfields and in all-weather conditions. “The results speak to the aircraft’s maturity, reliability, and strong performance,” said François Caza, v-p of product development and chief engineer. “In addition to flight testing, we continue to progress our ground-test program and have now met the full airframe fatigue test milestone as required by authorities for entry into service.”

 


Once certified, the four-zone, $75 million Global 7000 will become Bombardier’s flagship business jet, flying 7,400 nm and achieving speeds of up to Mach 0.925.

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