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.
Veteran test pilot Peter T. Reynolds, whose career spanned four decades, died in early April. Most famous for his many Learjet test programs, Reynolds started his career at the Wichita facility in 1973 by working on several wing modifications, including the Century III and Softflite handling improvement packages, the Longhorn wing with winglets and Delta Fin aft anhedral strake stability improvement system.
Teri Bristol, acting COO of FAA’s Air Traffic Organization since David Grizzle left the post in December, has been named by Administrator Michael Huerta as the permanent replacement. Bristol joined FAA in 1992 and has served in various air traffic-related management roles. She was most recently ATO’s deputy COO — a position she took over in September 2012.