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.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

The general and business aviation community can expect insurance rates to begin nosing up as early as the first quarter, given the pressure on the reinsurance market following a “large loss year,” warned Jon Howard, the CEO of Mach 2 Underwriters.&nbsp;“2025 will be the worst loss year for the airline industry in the last decade,” he noted. “The 2026 general aviation insurance market will be defined by regulatory developments, financial pressures, and potential capacity constraints.”&nbsp;&nbsp;
He warned that escalating insurance expenses from supply-chain disruptions and mechanic shortages are exacerbating the large-loss year. As a result, Howard added, “There will be increased pressure on the reinsurance market and large general aviation insurers to cease rate decreases or begin to raise rates. We expect rate increases to begin as early as Q1 2026, though minimal at first.”
On the positive side, Howard sees the market expanding thanks to recent changes such as the newly implemented FAA Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rules that add to the types of aircraft falling under the light-sport aircraft classification. This, in turn, increases opportunities for pilots. “The liberalization of these rules should expand the pilot population, increase demand for certain aircraft types, and ultimately increase the overall size of the general aviation market,” he concluded.

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Aviation Insurer: Expect Rates To Begin Climb in 2026

2025 was the worst big-loss year for aviation in more than a decade

Mach 2 Underwriters CEO anticipates rising aviation insurance premiums in 2026, given escalating costs and the largest losses in more than a decade this year.

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Per-passenger tax has been backed by the Netherlands’ House of Representatives

EBAA Opposes Dutch Tax on Business Jet Charter Flights

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Cash flow has got the better of some advanced air mobility players

Financial Gulf Widens Between Electric Aviation Contenders

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Higher per-passenger duties will apply to smaller aircraft from April 2027

Aviation Groups Protest UK Air Passenger Duty Change

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Ellipse will cover AOG charter flight costs for the first six months of ownership

Aircraft Broker Offers Elevated Buyer-side Protection

Amy Wilder

Protection addresses cost volatility from day-of-flight mechanical issues

Stratos Adds Built-in AOG Coverage to Charters

Inventory edges higher but demand remains steady

Amstat Q3 Data Shows Strong Preowned Biz Aircraft Market

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Pilatus had paused deliveries to the U.S. until late October

U.S. Inks Zero-tariff Aircraft Accord with Swiss, Koreans

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