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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Bombardier received its largest business jet order for the year thus far with a 10-aircraft deal valued at $451.8 million, according to current list prices, the Montreal manufacturer announced yesterday. Bombardier did not disclose the customer nor did it discuss the order mix, citing “competitive reasons.” But based on the amount cited, such a contract would support the purchase of three Challenger 350s, five Global 5500s, and a pair of Global 7500s, for instance.

 


“Our portfolio ideally responds to the growing interest in private aviation, with spacious, high-performing aircraft that are designed to offer the best passenger experience in terms of convenience, comfort, air quality, and a smooth ride,” said Bombardier president and CEO Éric Martel.

 


The latest order provides further evidence of a strengthening market after last year’s pandemic-related malaise. Martel told analysts in May he was encouraged by improving order activity that had started slowly in January but picked up notably in February and March and carried into the second quarter. Bombardier had achieved a book-to-bill ratio exceeding 1:1 in the first quarter. It plans for deliveries this year to remain roughly flat from 2020 totals.

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