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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NBAA praised the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) decision to provide a blanket <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2023-0190-0001">waiver</a> that will enable Part 135 air taxi operators to provide lift for presidential election campaigns. The waiver removes restrictions that essentially limit air taxis to selling charters to single entities rather than on a per-seat basis.
Otherwise, air taxis would have to conduct such flights as public charters under DOT’s Part 380, which accompanies financial arrangement, disclosure, and advance notice requirements. Further, the FAA is looking at definitions of Part 135 that may ultimately preclude those operators from flying under Part 380.
In the case of presidential election seasons, pools of journalists will fly along but are required to reimburse the campaigns for their travel expenses. By waiving the restriction on per-seat costs, DOT eases the path for campaigns to charter flights, NBAA explained.
“The presidential campaign charter service is specialized and tailored to the specific needs of the candidates,” the DOT noted. “The security protection furnished by the Secret Service is provided by law, and the news coverage provided by the news media representatives accompanying the candidates provides a valuable service to the public.”
The waiver remains in place until November 12 and also extends to the Republican and Democratic convention delegates, state, and national party committee members.
“NBAA commends the DOT for its proactive approach to meeting the needs of the 2024 presidential campaigns,” said Doug Carr, NBAA senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international affairs. “Part 135 operators are the perfect choice to meet the particular needs of a presidential campaign, and with this waiver, our members are in a better position to determine if a campaign charter is the right decision for them.”

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