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.

Editor, AIN monthly magazine

Kerry Lynch

Global flight activity in May ticked up month-over-month by 2 percent and was 17.8 percent more than a year ago as European activity continues to strengthen, according to the latest Argus Global Business Aircraft Activity report.

 


European activity last month&nbsp;soared&nbsp;46 percent year-over-year. More than 84,000 business aviation flights were recorded last month in Europe, and large-cabin jet operations led the surge, up 82.8 percent. Small-cabin jets followed in improving year-over-year operation, increased by 37.2 percent, followed by midsize cabins at 36.6 percent, and then turboprops at 31.8 percent.

 


In North America, May business aviation flight activity was up 11 percent year-over-year.&nbsp;Part 91 operations saw a 14.8 percent jump from May 2021, while fractional activity was up 11.5 percent and charter by 6.7 percent.&nbsp;As in Europe, large-cabin aircraft marked the biggest increase in operations, up 20.3 percent from a year earlier. Midsize cabins saw a 13.8 percent increase, small cabins 8.7 percent, and turboprops 5.9 percent.

 


In the rest of the world, Argus recorded nearly 50,000 business aviation flights, up 20.1 percent from May 2021.

 


Argus forecasts activity in June will come in at 5.3 percent above that of a year ago in North America and up 27.4 percent in Europe.

Argus: Bizav Activity Continues Upward Surge from 2021

European business aviation operations were up 46 percent in May over a year earlier, while global flight activity ended up 17.8 percent.

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