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.
International Communication Group (ICG) has created a successful interface between its line of NxtLink Iridium satellite communication systems and Tempus, a remote medical monitoring device produced by U.K.-based RDT Ltd. According to ICG, this interface means that the Iridium satellite communications network is available via NxtLink almost anywhere on the ground or aboard aircraft to assist emergency medical technicians or flight service personnel in dealing with potentially life-threatening situations. Price: Contact manufacturer ICG, Inc.
Bombardier Flexjet and Bombardier Skyjet have begun a strategic marketing agreement in which Ultimate Resort has been named the official destination club of Bombardier and Bombardier has been named the official private jet partner of Ultimate Resort. Resort members will receive special incentives for purchasing charter flight and jet cards through Skyjet, Flexjet 25 Jet Card and Flexjet fractional interest. Bombardier's owners and customers will be offered preferred discounts on Ultimate Resort club memberships and other membership benefits.
A Cirrus SR22, N729SR, was destroyed when it impacted water following a loss of control near Hemphill, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by McAir LLC, of West Memphis, Ark. The 427-nm cross-country flight originated from Tupelo Regional Airport (TIP), Tupelo, Miss., and was destined for David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) in Houston. Preliminary information indicates that while the airplane was in cruise flight near Monroe, La., ATC attempted to contact the pilot with a frequency change. However, the pilot did not respond.
