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 National Air Transportation Association (NATA) selected its leadership for the upcoming year, naming Atlantic Aviation Services executive v-p Clive Lowe as chairman and TAC Air COO Joe Gibney as vice-chair. Lowe succeeds Curt Castagna, the president and CEO of Aeroplex/Aerolease Group who will remain on the NATA Executive Committee as immediate past chair.

 


“We all owe a debt of gratitude to Curt as he completes his second term as board chairman,” said NATA president and CEO Timothy Obitts. “Curt’s dedication to seeing the association and its membership thrive despite great odds is commendable.”

 


As immediate past chair, Castagna will continue to support initiatives that foster relationships between aviation businesses their communities, Obitts said. Alongside Castagna is Ross Aviation president and CEO Jeff Ross, who was elected to another term as past chair on NATA’s Executive Committee. Meanwhile, C.R. Sincock, president and CEO of Avflight, and Todd Anderson, COO of Sheltair Aviation, joined the board.

 


"C.R. Sincock and Todd Anderson join NATA’s board at a crucial time for our industry," added Obitts. "NATA and its membership benefited greatly from the expertise and steady guidance of the board this past year as we faced so many unknowns. We look forward to Clive’s leadership as incoming chairman and the addition of C.R. and Todd as we continue to grow our membership and build on our achievements.”

Atlantic Aviation's Clive Lowe Steps In as NATA Chair

Atlantic Aviation's Clive Lowe succeeds Aeroplex/Aerolease Group's Curt Castagna as board chair of NATA, while TAC Air's Joe Gibney is vice-chair.

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