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

The Registry of Aruba (TROA) has established a scholarship for female students wishing to pursue programs in aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus in Florida. The Registry of Aruba Scholarship will award $6,000 annually&nbsp;to incoming freshmen pursuing programs within Embry-Riddle’s College of Aviation.

 


TROA CEO Alexandria Colindres said the scholarship has been established&nbsp;“as part of our mission to help bridge the gender gap in the aviation industry." Colindres added that&nbsp;"in addition to offering financial support, we aim to mentor the recipient as she initiates her career."

 


Masa Alkodsi, who entered her first year at the university in August, is the first recipient of the scholarship.&nbsp;“My end goal as a woman in aviation is to inspire young girls to think about a career in not just aviation, but the STEM field in general,” she said.

 


“This scholarship opportunity generously provided by TROA is encouraging, even for women like me who already attend Embry-Riddle,” added Brittney Porter, a representative of the university’s Women’s Ambassador Program. “Through our Women’s Ambassador Program and other programs, we are making progress, but there is much more to be done.”

Aruba Registry Founds ERAU Scholarship

The Registry of Aruba has established a scholarship for women pursuing programs in aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

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