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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Concorde Battery received U.S. FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for installation of the newest addition to its Platinum Series turbine aircraft starting battery family, the RG-41/53, on the Piper M500 and M600.

 


TSO-C173a approved and eligible for installation in Piper PA-46-500TP and PA-46-600TP aircraft under FAA STC SA01050DE, the heavy-duty 53 Ah lead-acid absorbed glass mat battery provides nearly 40 percent more starting power and reserve capacity, reducing engine wear. In addition, the RG-41/53 reduces the depth of discharge on engine start, resulting in increased battery life, Concorde said.

 


The West Covina, California-based battery specialist said the sealed lead-acid batteries never require water replenishment, are maintenance-free, and pose no threat of thermal runaway. RG-41/53 batteries, and accompanying STCs, are available through Concorde’s authorized distributor network.

 


Concorde Battery has supplied aircraft batteries for more than 40 years, counting airframe manufacturers, business and general aviation operators, and U.S. and foreign militaries among its customers.

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