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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NBAA selected Spring Adamo, a longtime business aviation scheduler and former chair of the association’s Schedulers &amp; Dispatchers (S&amp;D) Committee, as this year’s recipient of the S&amp;D Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award.&nbsp;To be presented this week during NBAA's SDC2023 in Nashville, the award was created in 2008 to honor individuals who have “shared their business aviation industry expertise, provided extraordinary service, exhibited leadership, and made significant contributions to the scheduling and dispatching function.”
“Spring has long been a champion for schedulers and dispatchers and worked to ensure this sector of our industry had access to professional development opportunities to help people grow in their careers,” said&nbsp;NBAA director of certification&nbsp;Tyler Austin.&nbsp;“We are excited to recognize Spring for her leadership and dedication to the profession and to helping others succeed.”
Adamo has served with FirstEnergy since 2007 where, as flight logistics lead, she manages scheduling, safety, security, and personnel. Before that,&nbsp;she worked with McKinley Air for 11 years, brokering&nbsp;air&nbsp;charters, helping&nbsp;bring in business, and directing&nbsp;hiring, training, and concierge services.
During her time on the S&amp;D Committee, she established the Scheduler and Licensed Dispatcher Safety Award category for the NBAA Flying Safety Awards. She also is a founder of the Schedulers and Licensed Dispatchers Roundtable, has served on the board member for the Ohio Regional Business Aviation Association, has been a subject matter expert for NBAA education sessions, and most recently was an advisor in the creation of the association’s Business Aircraft Scheduler Certificate Program.
In 2017, Adamo earned her FAA dispatcher license and also has completed the NBAA Schedulers Professional Development Program.
“Spring demonstrates her commitment to excellence and integrity every day and works closely with her team to keep flights running smoothly and safely at FirstEnergy,” said Todd Fite, director of flight operations for FirstEnergy. “She is a passionate and respected member of the corporate aviation community, dedicating her time and energy to help make the profession, her colleagues, and our company the best they can be. For these reasons and many more, we are honored to work with Spring and applaud her recognition by the NBAA.”

Spring Adamo Receives NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Leadership Award

Spring Adamo, a longtime business aviation scheduler and former chair of the S&D Committee, is this year’s recipient of the S&D Leadership Award.

NBAA Honors FirstEnergy's Spring Adamo for Leadership

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers 2023

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