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.
Bombardier closed out 2013 with additional orders for 30 Challengers and 28 Globals, pushing the manufacturer's total to at least 310 announced business jet orders in 2013. The orders include a deal for 28 Globals and 10 Challenger 605s, valued at $2.2 billion, while a second order involves 10 Challenger 350s valued at $259 million, and a third for five Challenger 300s and five Challenger 605s jets with a combined value of $280 million. The customers for the orders were undisclosed.
Elliott Aviation,. Moline, Ill, hired Scott Noack as regional sales manager for the South Central U.S., responsible for maintaining and building Elliott's customer relationships in that region
Avic has launched full-scale development of its MA700 78-seat turboprop airliner, aiming at a first flight in 2016 and first delivery in 2019. New details show the MA700's cabin width has shrunk during pre-development. Adoption of a narrower fuselage and shorter wingspan than previously planned partly explain a reduction in what already looked like an aggressive weight target. Avic will choose an engine supplier within a few months, according to MA700 designer Dong Jianhong. Bids were due in June.
