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.
— At about 1530 EST, a Beech C23 (N2109W) lost engine power and collided with a tree near Linden Airport (LDJ), Linden, N.Y. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual and was being operated under VFR as a personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The pilot stated that he covered the wings of the airplane to prevent a buildup of snow and ice that was forecasted. He said that he arrived at the airport on the afternoon Dec.
2009 Feb. 18-19: NBAA Leadership Conference, Doubletree Hotel, New Orleans. www.nbaa.org Feb. 26-28: Women in Aviation International (WAI) 20th Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga. www.wai.org Mar. 3-4: 2009 Air Charter Safety Foundation Symposium, NTSB Training Center, 45065 Riverside Pkwy., Ashburn, Va. www.acsf.aero/symposium March 6-7: PAMA 2009 Aviation Maintenance & Management Symposium, American Airlines Training and Conference Center, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. www.pama.org
