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

Boeing 747 at 50 years.

30th September 1968 50 years ago as the world’s first jumbo jet was…

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Air Niugini Plane Overshoots Runway in Micronesia and Sinks in Sea Lagoon

A Papua New Guinean plane has sunk in a lagoon after overshooting…

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US-Bangla Plane Makes An Emergency Landing at Chattogram Airport

A domestic flight of US-Bangla Airlines carrying 171 passengers and crew made…

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Air New Zealand’s First A321NEO Close to Delivery

Air New Zealand is preparing to receive its first A321NEO aircraft from…

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Air Baltic Airbus A220 Bird Strike

An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-CSC performing flight BT-629 from…

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Cathay Pacific A350 Lightning Strike

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, registration B-LRK performing flight CX-227 from Hong…

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First Officer’s Hot Seat on Air Transat A310

An Air Transat Airbus A310-300, registration C-GFAT performing flight TS-261 from Barcelona,…

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SkyWest CRJ9 at Salt Lake City Dropped Wheel on Departure

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N679CA performing…

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United 737 Rejects Takeoff Due to ATC Error

A United Boeing 737-900, registration N38424 performing flight UA-326 from Washington Dulles,…

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Avianca A319 Engine Shut Down In-Flight

An Avianca Ecuador Airbus A319-100, registration HC-CSB performing flight AV-1685 from Galapagos…

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