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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Available inventory of used business jets has inched downward this month year over year (YOY) to 1,189, but jumped by 11% for those less than seven years out of production, according to a recent report from analyst Jefferies.
For all business jets, light jets led the YOY decline, down 5%, followed by heavy jets, dipping 1%. These offset a 2% increase in available used midsize jets, Jefferies reported, citing its analysis as well as Amstat data. Business jets for sale were down from 1,207 a year ago. Available aircraft represented 4.7% of the overall fleet, still near historic lows seen in recent years.
Meanwhile, pricing for younger jet models dropped by 6% as inventory grew to 3.6% of the fleet, up from 3.4% a year ago. However, available inventory for younger models was unchanged from June.
Available Bombardier jets fell by 3% YOY to 62 units, representing 3.4% of the fleet, with a 10% decline in Challengers for sale. Inventory of preowned Dassault Falcons was flat YOY at 25 units, or 4.7% of the active fleet.
Gulfstream inventories climbed 11% YOY to 61 units, or 3.3% of the fleet. This was driven by an additional nine G650s on the market for a total of 30, coming as Gulfstream continues to expand the fleet of its flagship G700.
Eighty-one Cessna Citations were for sale, a 21% YOY increase, with seven more M2s and four more Sovereigns on the market. The number of Embraer aircraft for sale was up 26% YOY to 39 units.
While average list prices are down, Gulfstream prices increased 4%, to $28.5 million, and Embraer lists were up 1%, to $12.7 million. Falcon prices contracted 11% YOY, and Bombardier pricing slid by 13% YOY, to $20.9 million. Citation prices also dropped by 13%.

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