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.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

Duncan Aviation recently completed an upgrade and installation of ADS-B OUT-compliant equipment on the Bombardier Challenger 850 SE. Duncan’s satellite avionics shop in Las Vegas installed a Rockwell Collins TDR-94D transponder on a Challenger 850 SE, along with displays, GPS sensors and software, bringing the aircraft into compliance with the U.S. ADS-B OUT mandate.


The installation, which Duncan said marked a first in the U.S., involved an STC that was developed by Calgary, Alberta-based Avmax and approved by the FAA for use in the U.S. The work also involved a Rockwell Collins-developed STC for wide area augmentation system/localizer performance with vertical guidance (WAAS/LPV).


Duncan’s Las Vegas shop prepared the Challenger for WAAS/LPV and then upgraded the aircraft for ADS-B OUT, finishing the installation in three weeks.


“Prices will go up, so we decided not to wait,” said Lyn Johnson, director of maintenance for Gaughan Flying, the owner of the aircraft. “It was all on time and on budget.” Duncan’s satellite shop has worked with Gaughan for more than two decades.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Duncan Aviation Readies Challenger 850 SE for ADS-B

The installation combined a Canadian-developed STC and a Rockwell Collins STC to prepare the aircraft for WAAS/LPV and bring it into ADS-B OUT compliance.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Batteries offer significant weight savings and better performance 

Saft Developing Li-ion Batteries for Biz Aircraft, Helos

Curt Epstein

The move gives the company repair locations at two airports

All In Aviation Makes Safe Bet with Mx Provider Purchase

Consistency and proper assessment of the need for STCs are targets

DOT IG To Examine Consistency in FAA STC Process

Charles Alcock

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul group has 52 line stations in the U.S. and Europe

FEAM Aero Will Support SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft Operators

Chad Trautvetter

40,000-sq-ft hangar allows company to expand aircraft maintenance services

Jets MRO Moves into New Digs at Dallas Executive Airport

The online tool helps operators find suitable service for aircraft

Aviation Heaven Rolls Out Global MRO Map

Projects were handled over a four-month span

ExecuJet Haite Pulls Off Embraer Legacy Triple Play

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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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