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 National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is hosting a <a href="https://mynata.my.site.com/nata/s/lt-event?id=a1YRj0000012lrtMAA">webinar</a>&nbsp;later this month to help guide organizations through the Part 135 and 145 certification processes. To be held at 1 p.m. EDT on August 22, NATA’s Regulatory Intel for Certification Success will bring insights from industry veterans for organizations seeking to launch a new operation or expand an existing certificate.
Spanning from pre-planning to readiness, the discussion will cover proven strategies, best practices, and tips for working with the FAA and the TSA for more effective and efficient results, NATA said. Webinar panelists will be available to answer questions and advise on streamlining applications.
Led by Jenny Ann Urban, NATA managing director of air charter and maintenance, the webinar will feature Carol Giles, COO of The Keller Giles Group; Mike Rucinski, CEO of Hawthorn Hill; and Timothy Hayes of Hayes Aero Group Training Solutions.
The webinar will not be recorded and thus only will be available live.

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