The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)

[gnoitall]

@Llama_Llogophile

I said “barest Googling”, during which I saw a sentence about a non-revenue flight for marketing purposes

I found one news report which says that, but doesn’t quote anyone:

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hill-country/owner-says-viral-boeing-777-flyby-at-texas-airstrip-was-for-marketing-video-as-faa-investigates/

The owner told KXAN the flyby was part of a marketing video and said the pilots flew lower than expected.

The article quotes another Jetran public statement that explains the flight to begin with:

JetRan said the aircraft was undergoing a final pre-delivery test flight before its planned entry into the Qatar Airways Cargo fleet.

So, a final check-flight after taking delivery from the cargo conversion, and a marketing video opportunity. But:

We are aware of a video circulating on social media showing a freighter aircraft conducting a low-pass flight in a manner that does not reflect operational standards

They are rather disappointed in their pilot, apparently.