Pressurized aircraft have been around since World War II, with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress being an early example of an aircraft with a pressurized cockpit. Since then, technology has improved significantly, and the Airbus A350 boasts one of the world’s most advanced cabin pressurization systems. The Airbus A350 is the world’s youngest clean sheet commercial […]
This is our review of the Cathay Pacific The Deck Lounge in Hong Kong. Post-covid, Cathay Pacific is undergoing a shuffle of its lounge estate at its home hub in Hong Kong. Whilst it is not opening any new lounges, it has and is in the process of refurbishing a significant portion of its existing […]
The success of an airliner is generally measured by the number of sales it receives relative to the size of its market and development costs. Today, manufacturers generally have a good read on the airline industry, and as such, generally create aircraft that are successful. Meanwhile, programs with modest sales, like the Airbus A330neo or […]
World of Hyatt is winding up its current 20% discount when you buy points via this link. This is the first offer of the year, which means the first one since your annual purchase limit reset. To save you doing the maths, a 20% discount is equivalent to a 25% bonus! The new offer runs until […]
In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the World of Hyatt loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The full series of articles can be found here: Review: Is ALL Accor the best hotel loyalty scheme? Review: Is Hilton Honors the best […]
The aircraft with the most powerful engines are not necessarily the ultra-large widebody Airbus A380s and Boeing 747s. Those are quadjets and so can afford to have smaller engines compared with the largest twin-engined widebodies. Today, all commercial airliners in production are twin-jets, and this has been driven by engines getting more reliable and more […]
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The Airbus A321XLR’s massive fuel tanks create one of the only visual differences between itself and other Airbus A321neo family variants. While the 13,100 liter Rear Centre Tank is not actually visible from the outside, its structure and placement create a noticeably larger belly fairing along the bottom of the aircraft. The XLR’s giant maximum […]
The architectural soul of the Airbus A380 is held within the vertical volume that connects its two sprawling decks. Most commercial aircraft are designed with one linear space in mind, but the Superjumbo introduced a verticality that challenged the traditional constraints of cabin design. The staircase of the A380 is the physical manifestation of this […]
The Augustine hotel in Prague, one of Marriott’s flagship European properties and part of The Luxury Collection, has left the chain. It is currently operating as an unbranded hotel before becoming a Kempinski in late 2026 after a ‘design led’ refurbishment. This is a genuinely historic property, built around a 13th-century church and monastery, and […]