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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Ready Flight—offered in International, Safety, and Complete versions—is a customizable document and compliance service that provides support oversight and helps track, analyze, and mitigate risks. “It is our mission to ensure that every client who becomes a Ready Flight Solution member knows that their procedures are up to date and that they have the support of experts essentially acting as part of their team,” said AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier.
In tandem with the increased demand, AviationManuals has grown its staff by 25 percent, as well as invested in its software, expanded partnerships, and introduced a customer success department.
“The main focus of customer success is to serve as the internal advocate for all our new and existing operators. This means that we work hand in hand with all our operators to ensure they get the most out of their journey with AviationManuals,” said Charles Tresky, senior customer success manager.
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AviationManuals has grown its staff by 25 percent. The company experienced a 650 percent leap in Ready Flight subscribers in the past year.

AviationManuals Sees 650% Jump in Ready Flight Subscribers

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