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.
Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC) announced a new generation of super-flexible wing coating that the company says minimizes application and drying times, cuts wing coating weight by more than half and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions by 90 percent compared to conventional wing coatings. Aeroflex HS 113F01 is an "in-spar" coating used on the upper surface of the fixed part of a wing. Its proprietary resin system has enhanced chemical and scratch resistant properties and increased color stability.
At about 1442, a Cirrus SR-20 crashed into an apartment building in New York City. Both people on board were killed and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire. There were no fatalities to anyone on the ground. The pilot and owner of the aircraft was New York Yankees player Cory Lidle; a California-based flight instructor was with him. The flight had taken off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and appeared to be sightseeing around Manhattan.
Two ultra-small bidirectional antennas recently were introduced by Starling Advanced Communication Ltd. The MIJET, measuring just 30 inches in diameter by six inches high, is suitable for large, long-range business aircraft, as well as any wide- or narrow-body commercial aircraft. The MiniMIJET, with a 16-inch diameter and a height of four inches is designed for medium and small business aircraft.
