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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In their continuing effort to educate the public on the value and nature of the business aviation industry, NBAA and GAMA jointly released updated Harris Poll survey findings that people are notably more productive on business aircraft and most such operations involve small companies.

 


<a href="http://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/NBAA_NPNG_2018_survey.pdf">The Real World of Business Aviation: 2018 Survey of Companies Using General Aviation Aircraft</a>, involving online polling of 202 pilots and other flight department managers along with interviews with another 276 business aircraft passengers, demonstrates that business aviation provides “safe, efficient transportation to companies of all sizes, particularly those located in smaller communities with little to no commercial airline service,” the associations said. The results were in line with similar surveys conducted in 1997, 2009, and 2015.

 


Some of the findings include 57 percent of business aircraft pilots say their companies employ 500 or fewer workers; 62 percent of pilots and flight department leaders say their companies use just one turbine-powered aircraft; and 31.5 percent of flights went to destinations lacking scheduled service.

 


As for productivity, passengers spend an average of 63 percent of their time engaged in work activities while aboard business jets, but 42 percent when traveling by airline. Two-thirds of passengers say they are more productive on business aircraft flights, and 51.6 percent say that business aircraft travel enables them to meet work schedules that they otherwise could not meet efficiently.

 


Highlighting the humanitarian aspect, the survey found that 38 percent of pilots flew on such mission over the past year, and they averaged three humanitarian flights annually.

 


"Since 2009, we've said, 'No Plane No Gain,' and this updated survey confirms the power of the slogan," said GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce. "General aviation aircraft are indispensable business productivity tools, allowing flexibility, connectivity,&nbsp;and efficiency."

 


“Once again, we see that business aviation is a vital tool for companies of all sizes, enabling passengers to use their travel time for more effectively and efficiently than alternatives, while also providing critical lift to smaller communities and areas in need of emergency relief,” added NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

Latest Harris Survey Further Confirms Bizav's Value

Survey finds that most operations involve small companies with a single aircraft, many of which travel to destinations that do not have commercial service.

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