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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Jet Aviation has purchased three Pilatus PC-24s to lease to the French Navy under a contract from the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé). The contract also calls for ongoing comprehensive support, including onsite line and base maintenance and continuation of airworthiness management (CAMO) services to ensure operational readiness and mission success.
To be delivered in 2026, the French Navy will use the light twinjets for pilot training, including to ensure the ability to fly with and without visibility, as well as the transport of urgent cargo.&nbsp;Jet Aviation president Jeremie Caillet added that the contract builds on its longstanding relationship with Pilatus, as well as its 35-year history of working with government fleets.
“Jet Aviation has a long history of supporting European governmental fleets, both on- and off-base,” said Fabien Fuster, v-p of government services for EMEA at Jet Aviation. “Following delivery of the aircraft, our team will provide sustainment activities at their home base, ensuring operational readiness at all times. With 16 maintenance sites worldwide, and over half a century of experience covering corporate, VIP, and governmental customers, we are able to draw on a background of global expertise and capabilities, offering seamless support for customers on even the most complex maintenance or CAMO activities.”

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Jet Aviation Wins Pilatus PC-24 Contract for French Navy

MRO is purchasing, leasing, and providing ongoing support for three PC-24s

Jet Aviation is purchasing, leasing, and providing ongoing support for three Pilatus PC-24s under a contract for the French Navy.

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