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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Kerry Lynch

Global business aviation departures ebbed by 1% year over year (YOY) in February but are still up by 1% year to date, according to analyst Jefferies. Citing WingX data, Jefferies added that despite the softening in February, departure traffic in the month was still 33% above 2019 levels.
Europe led the declines last month, falling 5% YOY, and the Asia-Pacific region saw a 2% dip while North America activity slid 1%.&nbsp;Corporate flight departments continue to feel the malaise, with departures down last month by 15% YOY. Private flight departures, however, were up by 2%, and those involving fractional and charter operations surged by 4%.
While departures have softened, flight hours strengthened by 1% YOY last month and by 37% from February 2019. The average trip duration has been relatively stable at 1.7 hours. While February flight hours per aircraft averaged 24.7, or down 2% from a year ago, year-to-date the average is 25.3 hours, up a percentage point.
Flexjet and FlyExclusive are boosting the overall results, with the former seeing activity climb by 15% YOY and the latter jumping by 208% from 2019. Wheels Up activity fell 7% YOY and 34% from February 2019. Embraer aircraft departures are leading the gains among the major OEMs, up 7% YOY, while Textron Aviation flights were down 3%. Bombardier flights were down 1%, and Gulfstreams were flat.

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Global Bizjet Flights Dip in February

Globally, business jet departures were down a percentage point

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News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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Cash Crunch Forces Consolidation among eVTOL Contenders

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Argus: Business Aircraft Flying Climbs in February

Matt Thurber

French manufacturer aims to be closer to customers in Asia

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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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