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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The recently renamed International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA), which has laid out an ambitious agenda to expand its reach globally and undertake standards and accreditation initiatives, has hired industry veteran Wayne Starling as&nbsp;executive director to steer this growth. Starling has served on the board for the organization&nbsp;and also has been on the National Aviation Finance Association (NAFA) board and the NBAA Leadership Council.

 


Reporting to IADA chairman Brian Proctor, Starling will provide strategic direction and support for the organization formally known as the National Aircraft Resale Association. He brings a nearly 20-year aircraft finance background, along with decades of sales and marketing experience, to his new role.&nbsp;Most recently he was senior v-p and national sales manager for PNC Aviation Finance.

 


"Wayne's vast expertise in sales, finance, and strategic business development will help guide IADA and our committee structure as the organization develops third-party accreditation, certification improvements, and an unparalleled international platform to share information on the best aircraft available anywhere," Proctor said.&nbsp;

 


"This is a very exciting time at IADA with all of our initiatives to improve aircraft transactions for buyers and sellers," said Starling. "I am looking forward to assisting the organization and its members in realizing our strategic objectives."

IADA Brings In Starling for New Executive Director Post

The addition of Wayne Starling, comes as IADA seeks to expanded its reach globally and undertake standards and accreditation projects.

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