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.
BBA Aviation, the biggest U.S. operator of business jet service facilities, has sold six fixed base operations for $190 million to affiliates of KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm. The sale allows BBA Aviation to satisfy U.S. Department of Justice requirements for regulatory approval of the acquisition of its U.S. competitor, Landmark Aviation. BBA will use the proceeds from the sale of the FBOs to repay debt. In September 2015, BBA announced the deal to buy Landmark from the Carlyle Group for $2.1 billion, which doubles its size.
April 1st, Bombardier announced it had received a firm order for 20 Challenger 350 jets, but declined to identify the buyer “for competitive reasons.” Based on the 2016 list prices for standard-equipped aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$534 million. David Coleal, president, Bombardier Business Aircraft, noted the popular model’s lead in the super midsize class, adding, “It’s simply one of the best business jets in the market.”
