Kerry Lynch
Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the Aviation International News monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with AIN for eight years. She joined AIN 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 HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the Show News staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for Business & Commercial Aviation and Overhaul & Maintenance 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.

Latest from Kerry Lynch

Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Special Operating Rules around Palm Beach

U.S. Secret Service requested changes
Palm Beach International Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

EAP Reaches 10th Anniversary with Growing Client Base

EAP now covers 34 engine models and APUs
PW 535E engine
Training and Workforce

Symmetry Aims To Lift Standards for Gulfstream Pilots

Founded by contract pilots, the program is designed to foster flight department consistency
Gulfstream pilots
Training and Workforce

NBAA Honoring Professionals, Students with Scholarships

19 students among many award recipients
Aircraft

RVA Summit Bringing Packed Agenda, Honoring Legacy

Summit is first solely under the purview of RVA
Rolland Vincent, JetNet
Regulations and Government

Bedford On BACE for ‘Meet the Regulators’ Session

Discussion comes shortly after FAA revoked Citation single-pilot exemptions
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford
FBOs

Business Jet Rapidly Expanding Footprint at Love Field

The company recently added two more hangars and poured more concrete for ramp space
Business Jet hangars at Dallas Love Field
ATC

Indra’s Olathe Plant Hits Full Swing on Radios, Radars

$50 million facility supports the FAA’s ATC overhaul
Dignitaries at Indra Group USA Olathe, Kansas plant
Training and Workforce

Magnifica Air Spooling up Operations with Hiring Drives

Company recruiting during NBAA-BACE
Magnifica Air
Aircraft

Travolta Talk Tops Bombardier’s NBAA-BACE Lineup

Global 8000, Global 6500, and Challenger 3500 anchor static display
Bombardier G8000
Aircraft

With Rebrand Rolled Out, Mente Upgrades MVP Service

Four Corners is now Mente Aviation
Generic business jet
Training and Workforce

CAN Sees Trips Increase as It Gears Up for Fund an Angel

Corporate Angel Network expects nearly 500 to attend its key fundraiser
(from left to right) Hanson Communications Dominick and Bruce Hanson (both pilots), patient Michael, and Courtney Easton, v-p of CANy
Aircraft

IADA Raises Prep Requirements for Broker Program

Study course and three-month prep period now required before testing
 generic aircraft
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Seek $30 Billion More for ATC Modernization

House and Senate bills would build on $12.5 billion approved in 2025
US Capitol rotunda
Training and Workforce

CBAA, AvPosts Team Up on Career Opportunities in Canada

CBAA is exclusive agent for AvPosts job platform
Man walking toward business jet
Aircraft

AircraftPost: Bizjet Market Tightens with Fewer Sales

Results vary by aircraft model and category
Bombardier Global 7500
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Adds Global Landing Gear to Inventory

NLG helps operators in AOG situations
Bombardier Global nose landing gear
Regulations and Government

Watchdog Warns of Lack of FAA Purchase Card Oversight

DOT OIG estimates as much as one-third of purchase card transactions did not have proper controls
FAA headquarters sign
Safety

Wyvern Pushing Safety as Hot Topic during NBAA-BACE

Wyvern COO Andy Day is incoming chair of NBAA’s safety committee
Aircraft

Ontic Gains Wichita Foothold with Aero-Mach Acquisition

Aero-Mach reinforces Ontic’s manufacturing, support, and distribution capabilities
Aero-Mach headquarters
Aircraft

Embraer Supplier Council Explores Innovations

Top suppliers met at Garmin facilities to collaborate
Embraer
Aircraft

SmartJets: Long-range Bizjets Driving Strong Used Market

Market to remain strong in fourth quarter
Bombardier Global 7500
Training and Workforce

NBAA Drawing Students to BACE with Collegiate Connect

Event returns during last day of BACE
NBAA Collegiate Connect
Regulations and Government

Senate OKs Bill To Encourage Aviation Mental Health Care

Similar bill passed House
US Capitol rotunda
ATC

FAA Gets SMART To Improve Airspace Congestion

Tool will help predict where pinch points in the National Airspace System may arise
Rendering of the FAA's SMART center
ATC

FAA Modernizing SWIM Data with Solace Contract Extension

Solace is providing Enhanced SWIM Cloud Services
FAA headquarters sign
Airports

New Report Highlights General Aviation’s $340B Impact

Industry supports 1.3 million jobs in the U.S.
rural runway
ATC

Duffy: U.S. Needs Another $30B To Fund New ATC, Airports

$30 billion request is almost a $10 billion increase over original ask
U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy at Aero Club of Washington
Maintenance and Modifications

Aero Star Aviation Builds a Legacy on Embraer Bizjets

The maintenance, repair, and overhaul group is also expanding into Citation support
Aero Star Aviation hangar with Phenom 300