News in brief: Some pictures from Hilton’s Boat Race event As we covered on HfP, Hilton auctioned VIP tickets to last Saturday’s Boat Race for Hilton Honors points. These were amazing value because they came with a voucher for a free night at ANY Hilton Honors hotel in the world. You didn’t even need award […]

Stepping into a pressurized fuselage is a transition into a highly engineered life-support system that operates in a near-vacuum. The view from the window seat suggests a serene glide through the stratosphere, but the reality is a constant mechanical battle to maintain a survivable atmosphere against the thinning air of 40,000 feet. This guide analyzes […]

When it comes to flying for the US Military, the pay is often said to be lower than that of commercial airline pilots. That is true; however, some high-ranking pilots still earn very large salaries while serving their nation and flying some of the most unique and exciting aircraft in the world. Many will say […]

Emirates Skywards has a hotel booking portal powered by Rocket Travel, which lets you earn Skywards miles on every booking. You can also spend Skywards miles on hotel rooms. For the next nine months (book by January 2027!), you will get 5,000 bonus Skywards miles on selected hotel bookings. This is on top of your […]

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped me a note to say that he had been forced to cancel a non-refundable reservation at a Hilton in the […]

Ultra-long-haul routes are some of the most exciting announcements that an airline can make, since they connect far-flung cities that have never seen nonstop service before and push the boundaries of aircraft capabilities. In recent years, there’s been a notable explosion in the number of new ultra-long-haul routes, which has coincided with deliveries of the […]

The conversation over air power in 2026 primarily focuses on stealth technology and unmanned aircraft. However, one of the most decisive pieces of equipment carried by any 21st-century warplane is its radar array. The differentiator that sets apart legacy fighter jets and modern aircraft in the air superiority category is whether or not they carry […]

At this point you’re probably bored of me writing about Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX and currently being installed across thousands of aircraft globally. Air France, British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, United, Virgin Atlantic and many, many more are all installing the transformative technology. Whilst Starlink was first, it’s not the only […]