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 National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System are now offering online an expanded version of the Museum's Directory of Airplanes, Designers and Manufacturers. Features of the expanded directory include: -More than 34,000 individual aircraft and more than 6,600 aircraft manufacturers; -Ability to search by model or manufacturers using full or partial names; -Additional background notes; -Cross-references to assist in finding entries more easily.
At 1400 EDT, a Robinson R44 (HI-803CT) was destroyed after hitting the ground following a loss of control while maneuvering near Mano Negra, Province of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. The two commercial pilots and their two passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was owned and operated by Helicosa of Santo Domingo, and was en route to the Puerto Plata International Airport from the Playa Grande golf resort. The weather conditions in the vicinity at the time of the accident are unknown.
A Gulfstream II overran Runway 8 at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in Burbank, Calif., carrying five passengers and two crew. The aircraft was stopped by an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS). There were no injuries to those onboard and minor damage to the aircraft. The NTSB retrieved the CVR, gathered radar data and was evaluating the performance of the EMAS during this incident.
