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 U.S. government is requiring proof of a negative Covid-19 test for all passengers ages two or older flying from greater China areas into the U.S., effective at 12:01 a.m. January 5, NBAA reported. NBAA noted that officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Homeland Security, and FAA clarified that requirement in a recent call with U.S. airlines and aviation industry groups.
The requirement applies to all passengers—regardless of nationality or vaccination status—flying to the U.S. from China, Hong Kong, or Macau. It further covers passengers who transit from China through Incheon International Airport in Korea, Toronto Pearson International Airport, or&nbsp;Vancouver International Airport.
Passengers must have tested negative within two days of the flight but the tests may be either PCR or a self-administered antigen that is monitored by a telehealth provider. Passengers who tested positive more than 10 days before a flight can provide documentation of recovery in place of a negative test. Operators must confirm the tests before boarding and deny boarding if documentation nor a negative test is not present.
NBAA noted that Lisa Rotz, acting director for the division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC, had said the testing is necessary because of “a veritable explosion in cases and transmission.” Rotz explained that&nbsp;since China has not experienced the same transmission level as in other parts of the world, a greater number of people there lack immunity.
She further said that the testing is intended to guard against exposure to new strains or variants. The CDC is planning to expand its Traveler Genomic Surveillance program, a voluntary program to detect emerging variants.

CDC Renews Covid Test Mandate for Passengers from China

All passengers age two and older must have a negative Covid test to enter U.S. from China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

CDC Renews Covid Test Mandate for Pax from China

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