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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Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft.

Gulfstream G200 and G280, also IAI Galaxy

Kerry Lynch

Gogo Business Aviation is a provider of in-flight broadband Internet service and other connectivity services for business aircraft.

Gogo, working with Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, obtained supplemental type certification (STC) from EASA for a direct current (DC) variant of its Plane Simple Ka-band tail-mount terminal aboard the Gulfstream G280. The STC marked the first regulatory approval for a Plane Simple terminal powered by a DC flow rather than alternating current.
Available in the aftermarket through authorized Gulfstream and Jet Aviation service centers, the DC variant supports Viasat Jet ConneX service, maximizing global connectivity aboard the G280 and enabling heavy digital applications such as video streaming, live TV, video calls, file transfers, gaming, and virtual private networks.
Connecting to Viasat GX satellites, the DC variant will be capable of linking to future next-generation GX satellites transmitting dual-polarity signals, more than doubling the amount of data transmitted and received, Gogo said.
Jet Aviation installed the terminal on the super-midsize business jet at its maintenance center in Basel, Switzerland, for a German automotive supplier. Gogo developed the hardware in partnership with aeronautical antenna provider QEST. The terminal comprises two line replaceable units, a modem unit, and the tail-mount antenna.
“The latest STC in our growing portfolio showcases our commitment to delivering a portfolio of products that enables every type of business aircraft operator to access our connectivity services,” said Dave Falberg, senior v-p of sales in the EMEA region for Gogo.

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

EASA Approves DC Variant of Gogo Plane Simple Antenna on G280 Business Jet

Jet Aviation installed the unit, which is available at Jet Aviation and authorized Gulfstream service centers

Working with Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, Gulfstream secured EASA approval for a direct current variant of the Plane Simple antenna aboard a G280.

EASA OKs STC for Direct Current Plane Simple Antenna

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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.

First STC for Gogo Galileo HDX on light jet

EASA Certifies Gogo Galileo Antenna Install on Phenom 300

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Gogo Business Aviation

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