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.
Richard Schuller was presented with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award at the Arizona Business Aviation Association’s meeting in Scottsdale on May 12. Schuller’s aviation maintenance career spans over 50 years and he prides himself on having aviation maintenance and customer support as the sole focus of his career in aviation. The award is named in honor of Charles Taylor, the first aviation mechanic who worked for the Wright brothers.
Lufthansa Technik has added several new features to its Inflight Entertainment and Cabin Management System — nice (networked integrated cabin equipment). The features focus on new ways to control different systems in the cabin. Improvements have been made to the wireless system controller and this handheld touchscreen device now features a colored graphical user interface that can be mounted in four different cradles while recharging.
May 29 — The Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) tower local controller was on position for 29 minutes working nine aircraft with no previous operational errors or operational deviations. The controller cleared PSA Airlines (JIA) Flight 390, a Bombardier CRJ-200, for takeoff on Runway 18L. N409DR, a Pilatus PC-12, was waiting to depart Runway 18L at Intersection A.
