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.
The European Regions Airline Association has launched an online timetable of its member airlines that allows users to search for flights and book online. The system has been developed in partnership with OAG, the leading provider of airline schedules worldwide. ERA member airlines operate 1.7 million flights per year throughout Europe.
Sentient Jet introduced a Preferred Plus Card to meet the needs of individuals and corporate travelers who fly a substantial amount each year and want to further reduce their hourly costs. The card provides access to jets certified by Sentient for their Preferred category, which are comparable to the U.S. fractional fleet with an average age of four years and a maximum age of 10 years. With a commitment of $150,000, members are rewarded with fixed hourly rates that are on average 6-percent below Sentient's TravelCard membership rates.
A Partenavia P68C collided with trees and then a mountain slope near Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. It was VFR at the accident site. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire. The commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. There were no witnesses to the accident.
