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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The first U.S.-bound Global 5500 was just handed over to longtime Bombardier customer Unicorp National Developments of Orlando, Florida. This delivery comes<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-06-25/bombardiers-global-5500-enters-service"> within a month of entry-of-service</a> for the latest edition of the Global line, a follow-on to the Global 5000 that joins the Global 6500 and 7500 in the ultra-long-range family.

 


Bombardier delivered the aircraft at its facility in Wichita, where the 5500s are completed. The delivery comes 16 years after Unicorp accepted the first Learjet 60 that was completed in Wichita.

 


“Our team at Unicorp is beyond excited to benefit from the first Global 5500 aircraft in the U.S.,” said Unicorp president Chuck Whittall. “This aircraft will allow us to travel with less fuss and more peace of mind.” Unicorp's Global 5500 aircraft will also be offered for charter from Orlando International Airport via Elite Air.

 


With a 5,900-nm range, the Global 5500 can fly nonstop from Florida to São Paolo, Paris, London, or Moscow. The aircraft is designed with three living areas fitted with Nuage seats and offers Ka-band connectivity. In addition, the Global 5500&nbsp;is equipped with the Bombardier Pũr Air air purification system, which&nbsp;incorporates a HEPA filter capable of capturing up to 99.99 percent&nbsp;of allergens, bacteria, and viruses.

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