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 Middle East &amp; North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is encouraged that its exhibition show&nbsp;is set for a strong return this year with several international companies already signed on to participate. The MEBAA Show will take place from&nbsp;December 6 to 8&nbsp;at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

 


Exhibitors already on board include Gulfstream—which is renewing its participation in major business aviation shows this year—along with Bombardier, Embraer, Empire Aviation Group, Honeywell, CAE, and VistaJet. According to event organizers, the show&nbsp;is expected to bring together leaders from FBOs, MROs, manufacturers, completion centers, and other businesses. Industry experts in attendance will highlight the latest trends, insights, innovation, and commercial opportunities involving business aviation during sessions and roundtable discussions.

 


“Business aviation has shown tremendous resilience and growth in recent years and it is an exciting time for the sector,” remarked MEBAA founding and executive chairman Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi. “The MEBAA Show will demonstrate the latest advancement in business aircraft, technologies, and predictions for the industry, which looks set for further growth in coming years.”

 


MEBAA officials pointed out that business aviation had a notable presence at the recent Dubai Airshow and noted strong growth of business jet activity in the Middle East&nbsp;in 2021. In the UAE alone, business aviation activity last year increased 73 percent over 2019 levels.

MEBAA Show Planning for a Strong Return

The MEBAA Show, set for December 6-8 in Dubai, is already drawing exhibitors such as Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer.

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