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.
Cessna Aircraft completed the first international delivery of its TTx, handing over the fixed-gear single-engine aircraft to a customer in Thailand. Cessna received certification of the TTx in July, marking a return of the former Corvalis program that had suspended production in late 2010. The new TTx is the first aircraft to sport the Garmin G2000 avionics system with a glass cockpit and dual 14.1-in. high-definition displays and touch screen controls.
AVMATS Parts Support is the first company to part out an airworthy Gulfstream V, according to the company. This aircraft, s.n. 647, was recently purchased by AVMATS for the sole purpose of improving parts availability and reducing the cost of proprietary items. It widens the rotable pool and adds a needed new source for used and serviceable GV parts to the market.
Elliott Aviation has installed a Honeywell Primus Epic CDS/R Phase V and NZ-210 WAAS FMS upgrade in a Hawker 800XP. Elliott will obtain the STC for the FMS 6.1 version 03040 with Epic CDS/R and the legacy SPZ-8000 EFIS. In addition to the Honeywell installation, the aircraft will receive a 48-month inspection, full paint, full interior and structural inspections. The retrofit reduces the weight of the aircraft by 50 lb.
