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.
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) wants a big charge to go away. The association was caught by surprise in May when the FAA informed the organization that it would have to cover the costs of extra controllers assigned to handle air traffic at the annual AirVenture fly-in set for July 29-Aug. 4 at Wittman Field, Oshkosh, Wis. The bill? $450,000. Without any ready alternative, the EAA reluctantly agreed to the charge, but on July 3 filed a petition for relief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.
Flight Safety Foundation has created a new Legal Advisory Committee in an effort to protect safety information data. The committee will comprise leading plaintiff and defense accident lawyers, regulators and airline/aerospace counsel throughout the world. FSF General Counsel Ken Quinn observed, “It's become readily apparent that legal regimes are lagging far behind in protecting an ever-increasing amount of safety information that is being gathered, shared and analyzed, which is critical to saving lives.
Bombardier Aerospace recently delivered the 400th Challenger 300 super-midsize jet to Russian charter operator BJET. The company also operates a Global 5000 and 6000, a Challenger 605 and Challenger 850 and a Learjet 60. The Challenger 300 can seat eight-to-10 passengers and has a range of about 3,065 nm. The 300 entered service in 2004 and its dispatch reliability has been consistently about 99.7, according to Bombardier.
