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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Charter brokers are still finding demand outpacing available aircraft as newcomers are beginning to stay, operators consolidate, and private jet owners withdraw their managed aircraft from the charter market, according to a senior executive at Hunt and Palmer.
Wendi Matthews-Ortiz, v-p of executive aviation in the U.S. for Hunt and Palmer, said these factors are creating a perfect storm for brokers both in the U.S. and Europe. She noted that for the first time in her 25-year career, she’s had to inform clients that there is no available aircraft at their price points.
“The pandemic brought a rush of newcomers to charter when the scheduled airlines stopped serving regular routes,” said Matthews-Ortiz. Furthermore, she said airline frequent flyers are remaining loyal to charter in light of forecasts that a recovery of the airline industry might&nbsp;take until 2025.
Exacerbating the situation is the fact that a number of business aircraft&nbsp;owners are no longer offering their managed aircraft from charter, while&nbsp;operators such as Vista Global and Wheels Up are consolidating. And&nbsp;a lack of flight crews is further adding pressure, she said.
Clients have been able to find discounted pricing on empty legs in the past couple of years. “Obtaining a Gulfstream GIV charter for the equivalent price of a light jet was like winning the lottery, but even so&nbsp;some clients are now complaining: 'That’s 50 percent more than we paid last year,'” she said.
While leisure travel booking has been&nbsp;dominating the&nbsp;charter travel since the pandemic began, the business sector, particularly banking,&nbsp;is returning. “We have quoted multi-leg trips for a number of roadshows for banking customers, which typically book large-cabin charter aircraft,” said Matthews-Ortiz.

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