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.
Global Jet Services, Inc. has just launched Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) Course 1-Basic Electronics. The new course will provide technicians with the basic skills necessary to accurately identify basic AC and DC terms, obtain an understanding of circuit theory calculation, troubleshooting, measurement and the function of resistors, among other skills. The interactive Web course enables students to learn at their own pace from any location and gain Inspection Authorization and FAA Awards Program learning credit for eight hours.
— At 1409 CST, a Sikorsky S-76C++ (N748P), registered to and operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI), crashed into marshy terrain approximately seven minutes after takeoff and 12 miles southeast of Lake Palourde Base Heliport (7LS3), in Amelia, La. Both pilots and six of the seven passengers on board were killed. One person was critically injured. The helicopter departed 7LS3, a PHI base, en route to the South Timbalier oil platform ST301B to transport workers from two different oil exploration companies. No flight plan was filed, nor was one required.
Aviation technology provider AircraftLogs and Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. have partnered to market aircraft management packages and online pilot logbooks. The Aircraft Management Package provides private pilots and aircraft owners with a complete and secure management system via the Internet. It includes online logbooks, currency alerts, user-defined maintenance tracking, reporting tools and more. AircraftLogs has added Automatic Flight Posting to its product to allow any IFR flight to be automatically recorded. 4389 International Gateway
