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). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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In his new role, Flynn will have responsibility for both Gulfstream and aircraft maintenance, completions and FBO provider Jet Aviation. Flynn, 63, became president of Gulfstream in 2011, freeing Lombardo, then the president, to focus on his duties as executive vice president for General Dynamics.&nbsp;
Flynn joined Gulfstream in 1995 and served as senior vice president of marketing and sales and president of product support. He brought an extensive aircraft services background to Gulfstream, having held senior roles with Stevens Aviation, Signature Flight Support and AMR Combs. Under his stewardship, Gulfstream vastly expanded its Savannah, Ga. campus, brought the G650 and G280 to market and, just four four months ago, rolled out two new models: the G500 and G600.
Burns, 55, has served in his current position since June 2008, steering the worldwide service and customer support network. Under Burns, the network has expanded globally, with Gulfstream becoming the first business aviation OEM with its own service center in China. A 32-year Gulfstream veteran, Burns previously was vice president of customer support and vice president of completions engineering. Gulfstream has not yet announced a successor for Burns.
Lombardo is retiring after a 40-year aerospace career. He joined Gulfstream in 1996.

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