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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Rolls-Royce (Booth H2412) is expanding its global support capabilities in China through its new authorized service center in China, as well as the introduction of a support app.

 


Based in Tianjin, ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China (Booth H2122) is going fully operational this month with support capabilities for the AE3007A, Rolls-Royce said.

 


ExecuJet brings the number of Rolls-Royce authorized service centers within the Asia-Pacific region to seven and is among 70 such centers worldwide. In Asia-Pacific, Rolls-Royce also has authorized centers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia along with Australian locations in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. The combination of the centers provides a range of support services for a full lineup of Rolls-Royce business aircraft engines: the AE3007, BR710, BR725, and Tay 611-8/8C.

 


The new Rolls-Royce Business Aviation Availability App, with an “AOG Alert,” enables customers to instantly notify Rolls-Royce’s Business Aviation Availability Centre on a 24/7 basis of any potential or actual aircraft on ground event. The center, which supports more than 8,000 engines flying worldwide, deploys engineers, logistics specialists, planners, and operational specialists to resolve customer issues. Rolls-Royce said that the experts typically solve routine problems within 20 hours.

 


Rolls-Royce has strategically placed on-wing service specialists located in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia and bolsters this expertise with spare parts, tooling, and lease engine services in various locations throughout the globe.

 


“The smart use of customer-centric, leading-edge digital tools and automated engine health monitoring combined with innovative data analysis gives our Availability Centre the opportunity to support our customers proactively before they even experience a problem,” said Andy Robinson, Rolls-Royce, v-p services, business aviation.

 


The engine maker recently was recognized with the U.S. FAA's Aviation Maintenance Technician Employer Diamond Award for Excellence. The diamond award recognizes the Roll-Royce service network and its Indianapolis, Indiana Part 145 repair station for more than 40,000 hours of formal and “on-the-job” training, Rolls-Royce said, equating to an average of 800 hours per technician.

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