To the casual observer looking out from a terminal window, theAirbus A320neo and the Boeing 737 MAX might look like nearly identical twin-engine narrowbodies designed for the same purpose. However, for the ground crews tasked with turning these aircraft around in as little as 25 minutes, the two platforms represent two fundamentally different eras of […]

When a UPS Airlines MD-11 freighter crashed at Louisville in November 2025, killing fourteen people and triggering an FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive that grounded every MD-11 in existence, most of the aviation world assumed it was the end. The type was already aging out of service, production had stopped in 2000, and no passenger airline […]

Pondering the future of the UK frequent flyer sector, as I occasionally do, I had an interesting thought. The one thing that would really shake things up, and improve competition, would be easyJet finally launching its rumoured loyalty scheme and offering 1:1 points transfers with Virgin Flying Club. This would have to be done in […]

In a bizarre and literal case of catastrophic malfunction, the pilot of Southwest Airlines flight 568 was given a concussion when his heads-up display came loose during takeoff. The HUD is a standard piece of equipment on many 737s and rarely fails. The aircraft continued to climb in its ascent profile but the captain began […]

As we have covered a few times, Hilton Honors has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Football Association and Wembley Stadium. The obvious benefits of this are access to England football matches and special events with England teams. There is also access to other key matches at Wembley Stadium – here is my review […]

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Back in November, I flew to Washington to see Hilton’s CEO, Chris Nassetta, and Chief Marketing Officer Mark Weinstein to hear about the launch of the new ‘Diamond Reserve’ elite tier. This is awarded to anyone who, from 1st January 2026, achieves 80 Elite Qualifying Nights or 40 stays and has $18,000 of pre-tax spending […]