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 posts Second Highest Profit on record

Air New Zealand has released its annual profit from this year. They…

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Wellington’s New $20m Air Traffic Control Tower Opens

Airways New Zealand has spent over $20 million NZD on a brand…

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Lufthansa 747-8 Engine Issue

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i aircraft has had to reject takeoff due to…

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Unruly Air Marshal on United E170

A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-170 was flying on behalf of United Airlines.…

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Malindo Air is Flying to “The Green City” Nanning, China

Petaling Jaya – Malindo Air has introduced its new services from Kuala…

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Spirit Airlines to decide it’s next aircraft order.

Spirit Airlines aims to decide its order in six months. Spirit Airlines…

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Planes forced to make emergency landings after bomb threats

August 16, 2018 The jets, two operated by Latam Airlines and two…

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Bird Strike on Allegiant A320

An Allegiant Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N220NV had performed flight G4-500 from…

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Unknown Odour on an American Airlines 767

A 767-300ER aircraft owned by American Airlines encountered an unknown odour onboard…

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Lufthansa A321 Cracked Windshield

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200 (D-AISK) was performing flight LH-1162 from Frankfurt (Germany)…

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