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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Bombardier manufactures a variety of business aircraft models, provides engineering, and aircraft maintenance services.

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Bombardier's Global 8000 is making its airshow flightline debut later this month during the Farnborough International Airshow. This will mark the Global family’s return to an airshow flightline in more than 20 years, in addition to being the Global 8000’s first such aerial display.
With an eye on potential head-of-state and special-mission applications, Bombardier will showcase the ultra-long-range, Mach 0.95 business jet’s capabilities—short-field takeoff, climb, and agility—during the aerial display. Entering service in late 2025, the Global 8000 has an 8,000-nm range and a 2,691-foot cabin altitude with an ability to operate at a range of airports often not accessible for aircraft of its size.
Bombardier, which plans to promote its Challenger and Global families at the UK show, has long had a defense presence in Europe. Its Global 6500 has been selected for special-mission applications in Germany and Sweden, along with Canada, the U.S., Korea, and Australia.
The Canadian aircraft manufactrer further noted that its portfolio is backed up by a European product support network that includes full maintenance facilities at London Biggin Hill and in Berlin, and line maintenance stations in Farnborough, Paris, Geneva, Luton, Nice, and Linz.
“Bombardier Defense has built a strong reputation across Europe,” said Stephen McCullough, executive v-p of engineering, product development, and Bombardier Defense. The company’s portfolio “aligns with Europe’s focus on readiness and capability modernization,” he added.

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Bombardier’s Global 8000 is participating in the aerial display at the Farnborough International Airshow, marking a first for the company’s new flagship.

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