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 Canada A321 Continues Landing after Instruction to Go-Around

An Air Canada Airbus A321-200, with 196 people on board, was on…

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LOT CRJ Brake Overheat

A LOT Polish Airlines Canadair CRJ-900, registration ES-ACI performing flight LO-794 from…

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Easyjet A319 Receives Two Lightning Strikes

An Easyjet Europe Airbus A319-100 was descending towards Amsterdam when the aircraft…

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First Officer Incapacitated on a Ryanair 737

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with 186 people on board was on final…

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Brussels Airlines A320 Engine Shut Down Inflight

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-200 was in the initial climb out of…

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American Airlines 777-200ER Hydraulic Leak

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER was in the initial climb out of…

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Engine Failure for Delta MD88 near Pensacola

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 has suffered an engine failure. DL-2179…

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KLM F100 Navigation Computer Failure

A Carpatair Fokker 100 on behalf of KLM had a navigation computer…

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Mobile Phone Emits Smoke onboard a Korean Airlines A330

A mobile phone onboard a Korean Airlines Airbus A330-300 has started smoking…

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Bird Strike for United 787-9

A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has received a bird strike whilst…

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