Jake Smith - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/author/jake-smith/ Aviation News | Air Travel News | Insight & Analysis Mon, 30 May 2022 20:15:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/travelradar.aero/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-142341008_3736125383109174_8967045553856800325_n.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jake Smith - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/author/jake-smith/ 32 32 209674969 TUI Pilot Helps Load Baggage to Minimise Delay https://travelradar.aero/tui-pilot-helps-load-baggage-minimise-delay/ https://travelradar.aero/tui-pilot-helps-load-baggage-minimise-delay/#respond Mon, 30 May 2022 20:15:21 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=39662 With huge staffing shortages affecting airlines and airports across the UK, scenes of disruption and chaos at our airports have become commonplace. However, one TUI First Officer onboard flight TOM2744 resorted to helping load baggage onto the aircraft to minimise further delays. What happened? On 30th May 2022, TUI UK flight TOM2744 operating from Manchester, […]

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Rhodes Airport – Mass Cancellations & Diversions Due to High Crosswinds https://travelradar.aero/rhodes-easter-diversions/ https://travelradar.aero/rhodes-easter-diversions/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:02:32 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=38474 Weather is the single biggest disruptor in the aviation industry with disruption lasting on average between 3-12hrs. Today Rhodes Airport, in Greece, has experienced a string of delays due to high crosswinds bashing the Greek Island. What’s happening? According to the latest METAR weather report for the airport, Rhodes is currently experiencing crosswinds of 20knots, […]

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Is Poker a Good Solution to In-Flight Entertainment? https://travelradar.aero/poker-good-solution-flight-entertainment/ https://travelradar.aero/poker-good-solution-flight-entertainment/#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:26:39 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=35579 Lately, improvements to the customer experience on major airlines have largely revolved around improving meals, offering more advanced technology, and, of course, convenience. However, if there’s an area in which airlines have stalled out a bit is entertainment. Passengers used to have only magazine crossword puzzles to avoid boredom. From then, flights started offering TV […]

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Tensions Rise Amid Qantas Vs Perth Airport Row https://travelradar.aero/tensions-rise-amid-qantas-vs-perth-airport-row/ https://travelradar.aero/tensions-rise-amid-qantas-vs-perth-airport-row/#respond Sat, 09 May 2020 14:50:58 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=16841 It’s fair to say that COVID-19 has taken its toll on the Aviation industry. There is an ongoing dispute between Qantas and Perth Airport. The Airport claims that they’re owed $20 million in unpaid rent and aviation fees. The relationship hit breaking point on Friday 8th May when Qantas were issued with “Breach Notices” for […]

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Passenger DRAGGED off Ryanair Flight https://travelradar.aero/passenger-dragged-off-ryanair-flight/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:09:07 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=9534 Often the end of the holiday marks a disappointment, but for two Ryanair Passengers, Rafik Boutiche and Islam Fessih from London, the end of their holiday in the Algarve marked a much bitter end to their break. The pair were returning from a music festival when a female flight attendant claimed Rafik ‘objected to moving […]

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AeroTEC Tests Electric Engines with Cessna Caravan https://travelradar.aero/electric-caravans/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:16:33 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=8167 AeroTEC, an American based aerospace engineering and testing company has announced at the Paris Airshow that they, in partnership with electric aircraft propulsion company MagniX that they plan to test and certify the 750hp MagniX magni500 motor on Cessna 208 Caravans. MagniX says their website that the magni500 “is well-suited as a propulsion system for […]

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Government Greenlights Major Arctic Merger https://travelradar.aero/government-greenlights-first-air-canadian-north-merger/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:23:14 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=8162 Transport Canada today announced that they’d be authorizing the merger between First Air and Canadian North, 2 of the larger Arctic carriers in Canada’s Northern Territories. The decision comes despite a finding by the Canadian Federal Competition Bureau that such a merger could incentivize higher prices and lower quality server on routes in the north […]

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Diamond Unveils Surveillance Plane https://travelradar.aero/diamond-unveils-surveillance-da-62/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:39:27 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=8136 Diamond Aircraft Industries have unveiled a new version of their popular DA-62 aircraft outfitted with surveillance equipment. Diamond and the Leonardo Electronics company are debuting the new DA-62 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft or MSA at the Paris Airshow this week. The aircraft includes the Leonardo Gabbiano Ultra-Light TS Radar and is integrated with the company’s Airborne […]

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World’s only 757 Combi for sale https://travelradar.aero/nepal-airlines-to-auction-off-final-757/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:58:40 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=7981 On Friday Nepal Airlines issued an auction notice for it’s last remaining Boeing 757. The plane is special in that it’s the only true 757 combi (B757m) that Boeing ever built. For those that don’t know, a combi aircraft is one that holds both passengers and cargo. The plane entered service with Royal Nepal Airlines […]

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Daher Acquires Quest Aircraft Co. https://travelradar.aero/daher-acquires-quest-aircraft/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:19:30 +0000 https://thetravelradar.net/?p=7962 Daher, the French manufacturer of the popular TBM series of aircraft announced earlier this week that they will be purchasing Idaho based Quest Aircraft company who currently makes the popular Kodiak 100. Quest has delivered 270 of the 10-seat single engine plane. The Kodiak is favored for it’s rugged, high-wing design for operations at short […]

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