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 1041 ADT, a Cessna 402C, Paraguay registration ZP-TVA, owned and operated by AsisMed, impacted terrain near Asuncion, Paraguay. VMC prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and four passengers were killed. The flight originated from the Asuncion Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asuncion, Paraguay, about 1039.
— At around 1900 PDT, a Cessna P206 (N2570X) was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near the Valley View Airport, Estacada, Ore. It was night VFR and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Lexington Airport (9S9), Lexington, Ore., about 1745. According to a witness located at Valley View Airport, the pilot called him using a cell phone about 1845 stating that the airplane had lost all electrical power. The pilot asked the witness to turn on the runway lights so he could locate the airport and land.
