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.
Raisbeck Engineering's Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers are now being delivered after their FAA certification covering the entire King Air C90 and E90 family. When added to the Raisbeck EPIC Performance Package for the C90/E90 aircraft, the Swept Blade Propellers deliver performance increases across the board, according to Raisbeck. The EPIC Package is priced at $99,864 plus installation and includes Raisbeck Dual Aft Body Strakes and FAA-Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement.
With the Learjets 70/75 now in production, deliveries of the Challenger 350 set to begin soon, testing of the Model 85 underway, and development of the Global 7000 and 8000 proceeding apace, what of the Challenger 605? Guy Hachey, president of Bombardier Aerospace, said recently, “The [Challenger] 605 right now is going to remain the way that it is. We haven't announced anything.” However, he acknowledges the need for some kind of follow-on. “Probably the more vulnerable area we have is the 605, because it's the oldest product,” Hachey continued.
Meanwhile, the Scorpion, Textron's low-cost, surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence jet is flying. The twin jet made its first flight at McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kan., in late December. The company is promoting the self-funded project as “one of the fastest developments of a U.S.-built tactical jet.” Developed by Textron AirLand, the aircraft was built at an offsite Cessna facility in Wichita, using some of Cessna's top engineering talent and supply chain specialists.
