In this issue: Trip Report: Flying JSX – A Semi-Private Experience Rolls-Royce Opens World’s Largest and Smartest Engine Testbed 80 Trip Report: Breeze Airways Inaugural Flight Belarus Releases ATC Transcript of Ryanair B737 Diversion Incident Air France Cancels Moscow Flight After Russia Refuses to Accept Belarus Bypass FAA Downgrades Mexico Air Safety Rating Video: The Truth About Flying JSX – Semi Private Jet Experience ========================================================== Trip Report: Flying JSX – A Semi Private Experience I traveled on JSX from Las Vegas to Dallas last week. This is a review of flying JSX. JSX is a FAA part 135 charter operator, not an airline. I was able to check-in quickly from their own facility in Las Vegas in just a few minutes and there was no invasive TSA security screening. […] The post Trip Report: Flying JSX – A Semi Private Experience appeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "Trip Report: Flying JSX – A Semi Private Experience" Rolls-Royce Opens World’s Largest and Smartest Engine Testbed 80 Rolls-Royce has officially opened Testbed 80, the world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed on 27 May. The completion of the project is a major milestone after almost three years of construction and a £90m investment. With an internal area of 7,500m2, making it larger than a Premiership football pitch, Testbed 80 was designed with […] The post Rolls-Royce Opens World’s Largest and Smartest Engine Testbed 80 appeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "Rolls-Royce Opens World’s Largest and Smartest Engine Testbed 80" Trip Report: Breeze Airways Inaugural Flight Reported by Chris Sloan - After two years in the making, David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways finally launched into the skies on Thursday becoming the nation’s sixth low-cost carrier. Breeze launches just one month after Avelo Airlines entered service. The inaugural took place from Tampa, FL to Charleston, SC today 27 May. Though the U.S. airline […] The post Trip Report: Breeze Airways Inaugural Flight appeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "Trip Report: Breeze Airways Inaugural Flight" Belarus Releases ATC Transcript of Ryanair B737 Diversion Incident On 23 May, a Ryanair Boeing 737 has been intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet, being diverted to Minsk and an opposition activist has been detained upon arrival. Flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius was “notified by Belarus ATC of a potential threat risk onboard” and changed course to “the nearest airport, Minsk” according to a Ryanair statement. Roman Protasevich, a […] The post Belarus Releases ATC Transcript of Ryanair B737 Diversion Incidentappeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "Belarus Releases ATC Transcript of Ryanair B737 Diversion Incident" Air France Cancels Moscow Flight After Russia Refuses to Accept Belarus Bypass Air France cancelled a Paris-Moscow flight on Wednesday after Russia failed to approve a new route bypassing Belarus, reported by Reuters. Air France flight AF1154 was canceled "for operational reasons linked to the bypassing of Belarusian airspace, requiring a new authorization from the Russian authorities to enter their territory", an Air France spokesman said. The European […] The post Air France Cancels Moscow Flight After Russia Refuses to Accept Belarus Bypass appeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "Air France Cancels Moscow Flight After Russia Refuses to Accept Belarus Bypass" FAA Downgrades Mexico Air Safety Rating The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Government of Mexico does not meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards. Based on a reassessment of Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the FAA has downgraded Mexico’s rating to Category 2 from Category 1. The FAA downgraded Mexico - the most common destination for U.S. air […] The post FAA Downgrades Mexico Air Safety Rating appeared first on SamChui.com. Continue reading "FAA Downgrades Mexico Air Safety Rating" Video: The Truth About Flying JSX – Semi Private Jet Experience I traveled on JSX from Las Vegas to Dallas last week. JSX is a part 135 charter operator, not an airline. I was able to check-in quickly from their own facility in Las Vegas in just a few minutes and there was no invasive TSA security screening. The next moment I was walking onto an Embraer 145 jet on the ramp. The plane was fitted with 1-1 seating configuration so there is no middle seat so there is no seat neighbor to share with. I spoke to the JSX pilots, crew, and a few passengers about their experience onboard. The flight time to Dallas was 2 hours 30 minutes through some scenic view of Grand Canyon. After landing in Dallas, the checked baggage was first to be placed on the tarmac before passengers deplane. I got my bag within a minute and the next minute I was in a pre-booked car driving away from the private terminal. The whole experience on JSX was swift, much faster than flying into and out of the crowded airport terminal which you go through lines of check-in and screenings. The 1-1 seating configuration is currently served on JSX Texas route only. West Coast routes are served by 1-2 seating configuration. Lastly, I interviewed CEO of JSX, Alex Wilcox on the future expansion plan of JSX, whether more planes will be re-configured to 1-1 seating. Alex shares with me how he started in aviation almost 3 decades ago.