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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The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) have opened enrollment for an auditor training course for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) accreditation program.
Qualified IS-BAO auditors wishing to expand their qualifications into RPAS must successfully complete the online course.
IBAC <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-01-18/phoenix-air-gets-first-bao-remote-piloted-c-nod" target="_blank">rolled out</a> the IS-BAO RPAS earlier this year, announcing in January that Cartersville, Georgia company Phoenix Air Unmanned had become the first operator registered in the program. The organization further partnered with USI on training programs for the expansion of IS-BAO into RPAS.
USI developed the initial course to provide the necessary training for audits on operators of small unmanned aircraft systems in primary non-complex, visual line-of-sight operations. IBAC said further courses are planned as regulations for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) become widely adopted globally. In addition, IBAC said plans call for expanding training to UAS program managers to help enhance their understanding of safety operations and culture.
USI president and CEO Josh Olds said IBAC’s extension of IS-BAO into RPAS is “bolstering a safer airspace internationally for future innovation."

IBAC Begins Enrollment for IS-BAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Audit Course

After rolling out the RPAS extension of IS-BAO earlier this year, IBAC is offering auditor training for the program under a partnership with USI.

IBAC Begins Enrollment for IS-BAO RPAS Audit Course

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