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.
A Raytheon 1900D, N305PC, operated by Peabody Coal Co., sustained substantial damage when it overran the runway during landing at Peabody Bedard Field Airport in Kayenta, Ariz. The purpose of the flight was to transport company personnel to the Black Mesa Coal Mine. Thirteen of the 18 passengers were not injured. Five passengers received minor to serious injuries. According to preliminary information provided by the operator, the flight initially flew the GPS Runway 02 approach down to minimums and executed a missed approach.
At 1340 PST, a Cessna 340A, N354TJ, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Cabezon, Calif. The private pilot and his three passengers were killed. The personal cross-county flight originated from Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), Palm Springs, Calif., at about 1330, with a planned destination of Chino Airport, Calif. It was VFR at the nearest official reporting station; instrument conditions prevailed in the accident area. No flight plan had been filed. After becoming concerned that the pilot had not been seen since Feb.
A French-registered Beech 95-55, piloted by a French private pilot, impacted terrain following a loss of engine power near Auxerre Airfield (LFAQ), France. The pilot was killed and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed. It was VFR at the time of the accident.
