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.
Honeywell has introduced the Bendix/King KDR 610, a data link weather receiver that offers real-time weather information to general aviation aircraft via XM satellite radio. Designed to interface with the Bendix/King KMD 250, KMD 550 and KMD 850 multi-function displays (MFD), the KDR 610 is expected to be available by year-end.
Avion Private Jet Club, a Los Angeles-based company that in 2005 launched a membership program providing per-seat, scheduled service on executive jets, has begun to market a new Avion Private Jet Deposit Card program.
Waypoint Partners, LLC has expanded its services to include Flight Department Assessment and Review. Instead of following a traditional "checklist" of technical criteria, Waypoint assessments use an interactive protocol that seeks to measure a flight operation not only in technical terms, but also in terms of service and culture. "We carefully review both procedures and service, specifically including how the customer perceives the flight department's service," says Waypoint Managing Director Michael Sowa.
