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 Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) capped off a busy year for the organization as the preowned aircraft market closed out 2025 on the upswing.&nbsp;IADA said it reinforced its role in the global aircraft resale sector through its strategic partnerships, market intelligence, leadership appointments, and philanthropic initiatives. This came with a backdrop of strong transaction volume, rising market confidence, and expanded global reach.
“Throughout 2025, IADA released a full slate of quarterly market reports and a comprehensive Market Portrait &amp; Forecast, documenting tightening inventories, resilient demand, and a sharp rise in optimism heading into year-end,” said IADA chair John Odegard, who is also partner and co-founder of 5x5 Trading. “These reports underscored IADA members’ dominant position in the preowned business aircraft marketplace and their ability to navigate a market adjusting to increasing new aircraft deliveries, marketplace disruptions, and evolving buyer expectations.”
IADA continued to step up its international presence in several key ways, the organization added. This included the appointment of its first European-based regional director, the addition of new accredited dealers and verified products and services members from key global markets, and the strong presence at EBACE and NBAA-BACE.
Meanwhile, its AircraftExchange authenticated online marketplace gained momentum with new strategic partnerships, including with the Embraer Jet Operators Association. [Ed. note: AIN Media Group is an AircraftExchange&nbsp;partner]. The AircraftExchange is experiencing growing industry adoption. As for its leadership, IADA named new boards for the association, AircraftExchange, and IADA Foundation philanthropic organization.
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