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). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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FlightSafety International is an aviation training provider with global reach. They offer comprehensive programs for pilots, maintenance technicians, cabin crew, and dispatchers. Their state-of-the-art training centers and experienced instructors ensure top-notch training, adhering to strict standards, and promoting safety and proficiency in the industry.

FlightSafety International has promoted Barbara Telek to president, succeeding Brad Thress. In that role, she is responsible for steering FlightSafety’s financial and business direction globally. Thress, a former Textron Aviation executive, retired after serving at the helm of the aviation training and simulation giant since February 2020.
Telek had served with FlightSafety as CFO since 2023. Before that, she held roles as executive vice president of strategic initiatives for FlightSafety’s sibling NetJets and as CFO for NetJets'&nbsp;Executive Jet Management unit. Both NetJets and FlightSafety are part of Berkshire Hathaway’s retail services business.
In addition, Telek has held numerous other senior leadership positions within finance, procurement, information, and human resources for Fortune 500 manufacturing and service industries, FlightSafety said. She has a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in business administration from the University of Dayton.

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