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

Aircraft

Textron Aviation’s CJ3 Gen3 Takes to Skies

CJ3 Gen3 flew for nearly two hours
Textron Aviation Cessna Citation CJ3 G3
Operations

Fractional Growth To Continue, while Charter Gains in 2H

Argus forecast business aviation operations in second half to be up in all months but September
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Avionics

FAA Issues Radio Altimeter Upgrade Mandate

Covers most aircraft operated under Part 135 and 91K, and some under Part 91
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Aircraft

Bizav Analysts See Market Momentum Despite Uncertainty

Caution remains but business aircraft industry demand is stable
 generic aircraft
Aircraft

Bombardier Challenger 3500 Reaches 200th Delivery

Challenger 300/350 family successor was introduced in September 2021
Bombardier Challenger 3500
Operations

Argus: Business Aviation Traffic Booms Globally in 1H26

Activity in North America at strongest level in four years
U.S.-based aircraft management, fractional ownership, jet cards, and charter services operator Airshare is equipping its fleet of Embraer Phenom 300s with the Gogo Galileo HDX system
Aircraft

FDH Aero, GKN Forge Long-term Partnership

Companies signed long-term agreement
FDH and GKN deal FIA 2026
Avionics

Moog Receives FAA Nod for Autopilot on Black Hawk

Unit is first four-axis approved for the Black Hawk
4000 four-axis rotorcraft autopilot for the UH-60 A and A+ Black Hawk helicopters.
Training and Workforce

Leonardo Increases Collaborations with CAE, Lockheed Martin

New deals cover training, services
Leonardo and Lockheed Martin
Aircraft

Turkish Aerospace Readies for Next Step in Kaan Flight Tests

First deliveries anticipated in 2028
Turkish Aerospace KAAN
Aircraft

German Navy Takes Delivery of Three P-8s

Aircraft already deployed on missions
Captain Broder Nielsen, commander of German Naval Aviation Command.jpeg
Avionics

Collins Maps Automation Push for Flight Deck, ATC

Automated checklists and transcribed clearances lead near-term work
Collins at FIA 2026
Engines

P&WC Steps into Next Phase of Hybrid-electric Testing

Ground test beginning on flight-standard hybrid propulsion system
Image of RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator
Aircraft

PAL, Shohin Airlines Sign for 13 More Airbus Jets

Widebody and narrowbody deals follow opening-day surge
Airbus 350
Aircraft

Order Boon Continues for Boeing at Farnborough

Boeing brings in orders for 30 more aircraft
Boeing 787-9
Aircraft

FDH Aero locks in PennAero’s fastener line

PennAero produced highly engineered fasteners and specialized components
PennAero fastener
Avionics

Acron To Supply Flight Recorders for D328eco

Parent company rebrands to Acron Technologies
Deutsche Aircraft D328eco
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Eyes European Production Line for NGRC

Company is studying advanced airframe configurations for the NATO medium helicopter replacement program
Aircraft

Honeywell Aerospace Debuts as Independent Entity with Drive for Growth

Company investing in organic growth with flexibility to strategically deploy capital
Honeywell Aerospace new logo on chalet
Aircraft

Airbus, Boeing Begin FIA with Orders for Hundreds of Aircraft

Orders flowed in for both narrow- and widebody models
Riyadh Air
Aircraft

SMBC Orders 100 Boeing 737 Max To Open Farnborough

SBMC owns, manages, and has committed to 450 Max jets
SMBC order Boeing 737
Regulations and Government

U.S. Senate Exploring Next $10B in Funding for ATC

Sen. Moran cited supplemental appropriations as a possible vehicle
U.S. delegation FIA
Engines

P&WC Bridgeport Wins $1B T-6 Engine Overhaul Contract

V2X awarded the contract, continuing a longstanding relationship
Aircraft

Fuel-Systems Supplier Phinia Pushes Into Aerospace

Precision laser machining draws aerospace interest
Phinia booth
Engines

EPropelled Rolls Out Integrated Propulsion Line for Drones

Skylark series incorpates ePropelled’s new Unified Architecture technology
Skylark drone propulsion
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Predicts 20-year $4.9T Commercial Support Demand

2026 outlooks similar to 2025 projections
Boeing 777
Training and Workforce

Egyptian Aviation Academy Orders 10 Cessna Skyhawks

Aircraft to be delivered in 2027
Cessna Skyhawk 172
Operations

Argus: Bizav Operations Continue Momentum in June

Global operations were up by 3.4% YOY in June
Gulfstream G700
Training and Workforce

EASA Overhauls Flight Training Simulation Rules

New framework modernizes approach to qualification and use of flight-training simulator devices
Loft Dynamics virtual reality flight simulators
Rotorcraft

Used Single Helicopter Sales, Inventory Slide in 1H 2026

North America remains strongest market
Aero Asset report