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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EBACE Connect is set to kick off next week with pilot and aviation visionary Erik Lindbergh headlining the keynote session on May 18, followed by a town hall featuring leading OEMs on May 19. The virtual event, which is supplanting the in-person EBACE held annually in Geneva, will run from May 18 to 20 and include a host of informational sessions and a media day, in addition to the keynote, town hall, and other activities.

 


European Business Aviation Association secretary-general Athar Husain Khan and NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen will moderate both the EBACE Connect keynote and town hall.

 


Calling Lindbergh a pioneering aviator, business leader, and philanthropist who “knows personally what it takes to usher in a new era of aviation,” EBACE Connect organizers said he is expected to share his insights on sustainable flight, emerging transport technologies, workforce development, and other priorities for the Lindbergh Foundation.

 


In addition to serving as chairman of the foundation, he is a co-founder of VerdeGo, which is designing engines for advanced air mobility vehicles, and heads up the foundation’s ForeverFlight initiative to advance zero-carbon fuels. In 2002, Lindbergh raised more than $1 million for the XPRIZE by retracing his grandfather’s famed transatlantic solo.

 


As far as the May 19 town hall, leaders of airframe OEMs will discuss their perspectives on a range of topics, including new business aviation clientele, the outlook for a post-Covid “new normal,” and advances in airframe and cabin technologies. Meanwhile, on the eve of EBACE Connect, NBAA and EBAA are co-hosting a “press day.”

 


“Across the globe, business aviation is emerging from the pandemic stronger than ever,” said Bolen. “At EBACE Connect, we have the perfect lineup of aviation leaders, including those who have made history, and are at work building toward the future. With renewed optimism and a spirit of innovation, we will get a look at that future, from across the industry landscape.”

 


“As we gather digitally for EBACE Connect, I am looking forward to bringing back the sharing of knowledge, best practices, and the melting of minds,” added Husain Khan. “This is how the business aviation industry has been able to become as adaptable, resilient, and pioneering as it is today.”

EBACE Connect To Feature Erik Lindbergh, OEM Leaders

Erik Lindbergh will be the first-day keynote, wile OEM leaders will participate in a town hall during EBACE Connect.

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