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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Kerry Lynch

Pilatus Aircraft has formally elected Hansueli Loosli to replace Oscar Schwenk as chairman, the company said today.&nbsp;Schwenk announced Loosli as his successor in April <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-04-22/schwenk-step-down-pilatus-remains-steady">when he revealed plans</a> to relinquish the position, which he'd held&nbsp;for 15 years.

 


Schwenk, who has been with Pilatus since 1978,&nbsp;previously held a variety of other roles with Pilatus, including&nbsp;CEO. Pilatus credited Schwenk for reshaping Pilatus, “turning the former company focused on subcontracting work into an aircraft manufacturing plant with a clear product strategy, namely, to build the world’s best aircraft in its niche.” This included the successful introductions of the PC-12 turboprop single, PC-21 military trainer, and PC-24 light jet.

 


Schwenk will continue to play a role in the company, supporting its strategic direction&nbsp;as honorary president.&nbsp;He also&nbsp;will continue as honorary chairman and chairman of the board of directors of subsidiary Pilatus Australia.

 


Loosli, a businessman who joined Pilatus's board in mid-2020,&nbsp;has chaired numerous other boards, including those of Coop, Swisscom, Bell Food Group, and Transgourmet.

 


In addition to formally electing Loosli,&nbsp;this month’s Pilatus Annual General Meeting saw&nbsp;two members added to the board: Martin Furrer and Mario Rossi. Furrer is a member of the executive board and a partner of Baker &amp; McKenzie Zurich, and Rossi has worked for Swisscom for more than 20 years, most recently as CFO.

 


Schwenk called Loosli an “extremely experienced chairman” and noted that Furrer and Rossi are well-known business leaders. “The know-how they bring with them makes them ideal additions,” he said.

Hansueli Loosli Takes Over as Chair of Pilatus

Loosli formally stepped in for Oscar Schwenk, who is retiring as chairman but will continue as honorary president and honorary chairman.

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