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.
Just weeks after the FAA set up its online system to register small UAVs, the agency has already signed up at least 181,000 aircraft. Administrator Michael Huerta is “encouraged” by the results but says this is just the beginning. “Our challenge is to make sure everyone is aware of the requirement and registers,” he says. In addition, the FAA has released an B4UFLY mobile application to let UAV pilots know about flight requirements and restrictions. The FAA expects to finalize rules for commercial, non-hobbyist operations of small UAVs by late spring.
National Business Aviation Association’s Domestic Operations Committee has created a customs checklist to help business aviation operators meet Customs and Border Protection requirements at U.S. ports of entry. The challenge was in addressing local policies and logistical requirements that vary among the ports of entry, said Ron Bojanski, Midwest Aviation/Kiewit Engineering Canadian operations manager who led the project.
