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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Kerry Lynch

Vertical magazine editor-in-chief Oliver Johnson is this year’s selection for the Lightspeed Aviation Excellence in Communications Award. Part of HAI’s Salute to Excellence program, the award recognizes an individual or organization for creative and distinct dissemination of helicopter industry information. The award will be presented to Johnson during HAI’s Salute to Excellence Awards luncheon on March 6.

 


HAI credited Johnson for tireless behind-the-scenes work to pull each issue of the magazine together, guiding editorial contributions through every stage of the writing process. Noting Vertical often has contributions from industry experts who do not necessarily have a journalism background, HAI said he ensures the expertise and passion shines through in well-crafted prose. Along with his behind-the-scenes work, HAI cited Johnson’s own numerous editorial contributions to the magazine, pointing in particular to a significant crash story he developed last year after combing through a 175-page report.

 


Johnson has served with the Vertical family since 2012, after holding reporting and editing roles in the areas of home building/renovation and sports.

HAI Honors Oliver Johnson for Communications Excellence

The Lightspeed Aviation Excellence in Communications Award will be presented to the Vertical editor in chief during Heli-Expo.

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