Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.
Jessica has worked in television production and management consulting. While not yet a licensed pilot, Ms. Salerno has received flight instruction and has soloed.
FlightSafety's release of its eLearning 2012/2013 Cold Weather Operations Course is available for the iPad. The course has been updated on an annual basis since it was first introduced six years ago. This interactive, rich media course can be taken either from a personal computer or an Apple iPad. A learning management system (LMS) tracks progress, so users can stop, resume the course and/or switch from a computer to an iPad. The system picks up from the last slide.
Skyvision Xtreme, LLC released its Generation 2 (G2) Portable, a fully transportable ADS-B transceiver system for use with iOS, Android and Windows devices with Wi-Fi capability. It features a sleek new enclosure made of highly durable plastic, which decreases the weight from over 11 lb. to 7 lb. Customers can purchase the G2 Portable with an optional battery backup that notifies users of power loss or interruption. The system includes the Xtreme Vision display software to provide 3-D Synthetic Traffic display (patent pending) with 360-deg.
The National Business Aviation Association announced the introduction of a new digital edition of Business Aviation Insider, the organization's official member magazine. Starting with the January/February 2013 issue, all NBAA member employees will have access to all digital issues in additional to the traditional option for printed subscriptions. The digital edition can be used on a desktop computer or almost any mobile device, and has added functionality, including the ability to embed audio, video, slide shows and other multimedia features. It is free to members.
