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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The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has added CST Flight Services to its Industry Partner Program as an Associate Member. Based in Miami, CST provides international trip support for business aviation operators traveling in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, helping them navigate complex requirements of foreign airports.
The Industry Partner Program provides a forum for business aviation organizations to offer insight on critical safety and other industry issues. IBAC director general Kurt Edwards said, “The program continues to grow, and we are excited to welcome CST Flight Services on board. We look forward to CST’s participation with IBAC as we further develop global business aviation safety standards and our global mission to advocate for our industry’s growth and sustainability.”
CST Flight Services joins about two dozen global companies from a spectrum of business aviation that have signed on to the program. “We look forward to working closely with the IBAC team. As a recognized voice of the global business aviation sector, IBAC is uniquely positioned to drive collaboration needed to address the challenges and opportunities facing our industry,” said Rick Gardner, director of CST Flight Services. “We are pleased to expand focus on Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and to support IBAC’s mission.”

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