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.
The JustFly card program from ExecuJet South Africa (part of Zurich, Switzerland-based ExecuJet Aviation Group) has recently been introduced into the South African market. Membership requires an advance payment for an initial number of flight hours using a preferred aircraft type. According to the company, one of the main advantages of the program is that the price is all-inclusive and fixed throughout the entire program. There are no monthly management fees or long-term contractual commitments. Currently, three programs are available — 25, 50 and 100 hours.
Century CRM has developed its first human factors program for Training Port, a Canadian-based company that provides online training for professional pilots in Canada. The first program in the series explores conflict resolution in the cockpit. The short online interactive series provides an introduction to the more advanced human factors training offered by Century CRM. Future courses are planned for release later this year. Price: Contact vendor Century CRM, LLC 105 White Oak Trail Peachtree City, GA 30269
PrivatTraining is a new service from Switzerland-based PrivatAir aimed at helping private jet operators manage their training requirements. With regulatory changes for private jet operations about to take place in Europe, operators will be required to provide mandatory and regular training to flight crews, regardless of the type or number of aircraft they operate. The new division will create programs for their customers that ensure operators fulfill legal obligations in the areas of safety, medical, dangerous goods, security and crew resource management.
