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.
In response to high demand, jetAVIVA is expanding its Jet Familiarization Training program to include pre-type rating training in the Cessna Citation Mustang. The JFT program is built to allow pilots to achieve four primary goals: become a safe jet pilot; gain experience in a very light jet; excel during type rating training and (if applicable) help determine which VLF is right for each customer. The training is offernd in three packages: basic, intermediate and advanced, providing 10.5, 25 and 45 hours of flight time, respectively.
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L-3 Avionics Systems has added Synthetic Vision to its SmartDeck Integrated Flight Controls and Display System. It will be available as an option on new SmartDeck systems or as an add-on for existing models after certification, which is expected later this year. L-3's Synthetic Vision uses GPS location and altitude data in conjunction with SmartDeck's terrain database to depict 3-D images of land, mountains, obstacles, water and runways on the PFD. This image moves in real-time with the aircraft.
