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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Finding a resurgent turboprop market, Irish regional aircraft lessor Abelo is boosting its portfolio of ATR twins with a new agreement for as many as 20 more ATR 72-600s. The agreement signed with ATR during the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday includes firm orders for 10 of the aircraft with options for an additional 10.
The latest deal comes a little more than a year after the then-start-up lessor placed its original order during the Farnborough Airshow for 10 ATR 72-600s and confirmed a deal for a further 10 of the short takeoff and landing ATR 42-600S. The company will begin taking delivery on that July 2022 initial order in December, while deliveries on the new contract run from 2026 through 2028. Meanwhile, it anticipates delivery of the first STOL ATR-42s in 2024.
Abelo CEO Steve Gorman said the lessor has placed the first four aircraft of the order, adding the market turned around faster and has grown more than it had anticipated. “With the momentum, we saw a need to increase our holding,” he said, driving Abelo to increase its portfolio sooner than expected.
Much of the growth comes from Southeast Asia, but Abelo most recently is seeing placements in Europe as carriers look to both replace and expand their fleets. "Having already introduced our initial batch of new aircraft, we have great confidence that our investment will greatly enhance our portfolio and play a vital role in the success of our airline partners," he said.
Plans call for delivery of the ATR 72-600s in standard 72-passenger configuration but Alexis Vidal, senior v-p of commercial for ATR, said that the company is exploring the addition of different cabin variations and will offer what the market demands.&nbsp;

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