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.
— About 0815 EDT, a Sikorsky S-76C (N552J) registered to and operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., experienced a hard landing at West 30th Street Heliport (JRA), New York, N.Y. It was VFR and an IFR flight plan was filed for the FAR Part 91 executive/corporate flight from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN), New Haven, Conn., to JRA. The helicopter was substantially damaged and there were no injuries to the pilots or the four passengers. The flight originated about 0715 from HVN.
— At 1358 UCT, a Cirrus SR22 (N467BD), was destroyed when it impacted terrain 100 meters short of Runway 14 at Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland. It was IFR at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Geneva, Switzerland, and was en route to Berlin, Germany. The Swiss investigators reported that the airplane was diverting to Zurich due to a reported system failure. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government.
AirPlus International , Alexandria, Va., has announced that Colleen Black is the new vice president, Key Account Sales and John Callahan is regional sales director for the Northern Midwest United States.
