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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Helicopter dealer Rotortrade reported strong business growth in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Middle East and Africa (MEA), which collectively accounted for 40% of its total revenue and profit contribution in 2025.
During the year, Rotortrade completed transactions in more than 30 countries in these regions, ranging from Australia, Japan, and Tajikistan to Zambia, Nigeria, and the UAE. Operators in these countries took delivery of a mix of turbine and piston aircraft from key OEMs such as Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo for applications including offshore support, EMS, firefighting, utility, passenger transport, search and rescue, and VIP operations.
Momentum in APAC continues to gain, Rotortrade added, noting that its business in this region grew by 50% year over year in 2025. Australia and New Zealand combined for seven helicopter bookings, with a half-dozen twin engines and one single-engine model.
The Singapore-headquartered company stressed that as it continues to expand globally, APAC and MEA are central to its long-term strategy. “We continue to see Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa as leading regions within our global business,” said Rotortrade founder and CEO Philippe Lubrano. “The diversity of missions and the increasing operational requirements across these markets support steady demand for reliable, well-configured aircraft.”
Rotortrade emphasized that diversity in its APAC Helicopter Market Report <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-01-19/rotortrade-releases-2025-apac-helicopter-market-report">released earlier this year</a>, which found the region “structurally diverse…positioned between emerging markets and mature Western ecosystems. Demand is shaped less by macroeconomic cycles and more by regulatory maturity, fleet age, and operator capability, which vary sharply by country.” Growth is occurring at the fastest pace in maturing markets such as Australia and New Zealand, the company added.
Citing JetNet data, the report noted that Asia was home to 3,774 turbine helicopters and 780 pistons in 2025, while Australia and Oceania accounted for 1,534 turbines and 1,510 piston helicopters.
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