Jake Smith

Jake Smith

Director of Special Projects - Jake is an experienced aviation journalist and strategic leader, regularly contributing to the commercial aviation section of Travel Radar alongside leading strategy and innovation including livestreaming and our store.
492 Articles

Air New Zealand’s and Virgin Australia’s Fiery Breakup

In April we saw Air New Zealand announce that they were not…

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Air Horizont 737 Control Problems

An Air Horizont Boeing 737-400 on behalf of Albawings, registration 9H-AMW was…

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RAM 767 Engine Failure In-Flight

A RAM Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-300 has suffered an engine failure.…

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Jetblue A321 Engine Fire on Takeoff

A Jetblue Airbus A321-200, registration N923JB performing flight B6-178 from Las Vegas,NV…

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Delta’s First A220 Takes To the Skies

A few days after Bombardier/Airbus revealed Delta's first A220 aircraft from the…

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Air Arabia A320 Lines up and Departs in the Wrong Direction

An Air Arabia Airbus A320-200, registration A6-ANV performing flight G9-111 from Sharjah…

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First Officer Incapacitated on Norwegian Flight

A Norwegian Air International Boeing 737-800, registration EI-FVR performing flight D8-2905 from…

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Qantas 747 Diverts due to Fuel Pump Error

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OEH performing flight QF-64 (dep Oct 5th)…

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United Airlines to Enhance Transcontinental Schedules on New 787-10 Dreamliner

United Airlines will receive its first 787-10 Dreamliner on the 7th January…

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Jet Airways Hyderabad-Indore flight makes emergency landing after engine failure

A Jet Airways aircraft from Hyderabad to Indore with 103 people on…

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