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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Memphis, Tennessee-based air charter firm AB Jets took delivery of the first of three Bombardier Challenger 3500s that will become a core part of its operations. The super-midsize twinjet joins nine Learjet 60s in the Argus Platinum-rated carrier’s fleet.
“This delivery is more than an aircraft handover; it represents the future of AB Jets,” said company president Andrew Bettis. “The Challenger 3500 is our flagship, a jet that elevates our ability to serve clients with more comfort, extended range, and the same uncompromising focus on safety and reliability that defines our culture.”
The 3,400-nm Challenger 3500 provides coast-to-coast capability and can seat 10 in a cabin that leverages key features from Bombardier’s Global family, including the Nuage seats. It is further equipped with voice-control 4K entertainment and wireless chargers.&nbsp;
“Adding the Challenger 3500 to AB Jets’ existing fleet of Learjet aircraft will provide its customers with countless new charter destination options and an exciting new world of opportunities,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, executive v-p of aircraft sales and Bombardier Defense.

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