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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Jet Aviation has added 10 aircraft to its managed fleet in EMEA since the beginning of the year, growing its base in the region to about 70 aircraft. The new additions span small, midsize, and large models.
Three aircraft were added to Jet Aviation’s air operating certificate and are available for charter. These include an ultra-long-range G500 and PC-12NG turboprop single.
“As we continue to see demand for charter in Europe, we are delighted to broaden the range of aircraft we have available for our customers,” said Niclas von Planta, v-p of flight services EMEA. Jet Aviation’s charter fleet tops 100, part of the services company’s overall global managed fleet of more than 300 aircraft.
“We are dedicated to making aircraft ownership effortless, drawing on over 40 years of experience in managing customers’ aircraft safely and efficiently, an extensive global network offering almost all services to support a business aircraft’s life cycle,” von Planta further stated. “As the needs of our customers continue to evolve, we also grow and develop to ensure we continue to meet these requirements, seamlessly.”

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