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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Under SkillBridge, military personnel can gain work experience during their last 180 days of service through specific industry training, apprenticeships, or internships. Military participants continue to receive their military compensation while gaining civilian experience at approved industry partners.
Service members participate in hands-on internships at Metro Aviation, which has been participating through a partnership with BreakTurn, an intermediary with expertise in SkillBridge, the company said.
“It’s been a win-win—this program benefits both our company and the service members who join us. We’ve successfully transitioned several participants into full-time roles in operations, maintenance, and avionics,” said Britney Ratcliff, director of human resources at Metro Aviation. “The veterans we’ve worked with through SkillBridge are incredible. Their dedication, attention to detail, and technical skills are a perfect match for the high standards we uphold.”
Metro Aviation, which operates, maintains, and modifies helicopters, noted that more than 40% of its workforce is comprised of veterans.

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