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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Flexjet has received authorization to offer helicopter flights from Florida to the Bahamas in time for the winter peak travel season, which begins in the next few weeks. The service follows proving flights Flexjet conducted in August for authorization for services to the Bahamas, with an eye on being able to roll the operations out by the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
The service builds on Flexjet's helicopter operation, which the company formally established in 2022 with a fleet of Sikorsky S-76s. Flexjet said it formed the helicopter division to offer its fractional jet owners “first- and last-mile transport” but added that the helicopters have also been available for on-demand charter in the U.S. Northeast, Florida, and the UK.
“As people move their residences to Florida for the season, demand for our Florida helicopter service will increase, including travel from Florida to the Bahamas," said Eli Flint, president of Flexjet’s helicopter division. "With our authorization in place, those trips to the Bahamas can happen…on their schedule. We have already identified tailored landing zones in areas important to our customers.”
Flexjet said the S-76 is ideal for overwater flights since its twin engines, high cruise speed, and long-range capability allow it to connect Miami to the Bimini islands of the Bahamas in approximately 25 minutes. The S-76s seat up to eight passengers and have 38 cu feet of baggage capacity.

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