American Express has announced changes to The Centurion Lounge access rules for UK cardholders. Additional restrictions have been in place for US cardholders for some time in an attempt to control numbers. The UK is now tightening up too. The changes will kick in from 8th July. What is changing with Centurion Lounge access? There […]
Jet2 has announced the launch of its first all-business-class charter jetliner. The Boeing 737-800 Next Generation will be available to charter beginning October 2026, according to Airways magazine. It is currently planned to operate the all-business-configured 737 until at least May 2027.
United Airlines is the latest carrier to introduce ‘Business Class Light’ tickets – a trend which has, for better or worse, passed British Airways and Virgin Atlantic by for now. This was announced a couple of weeks ago but the details were vague. We now know the details and it isn’t great. For a start, […]
News in brief: New British Airways cashback offer launched A day after the previous offer ended, Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new British Airways cashback offer running via some of its credit cards. This could include Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and MBNA cards, although its not on my MBNA Horizon card. Once activated, […]
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Marks & Spencer has relaunched its loyalty programme – Sparks – with a raft of changes. Most pertinent to you as a Head for Points reader is a new earn and burn partnership with Virgin Red. First launched in 2015, the Sparks loyalty programme has been around for a while but was over-complicated and not […]
SAS EuroBonus, the loyalty scheme for Scandinavian airline group SAS, is running a status match specifically for British Airways Club members. You can use your British Airways Club status to get a direct elite match into the EuroBonus programme. This includes giving EuroBonus Diamond status to The British Airways Club Gold members. Your elite status […]
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In the year 2026, the cutting edge of air warfare is defined by data-centric tactics, ever-increasing automation, and stealth technology. Yet some legacy airframes that will never be able to evolve into an all-aspect fighter jet continue to serve on the front line. Two examples of high-performance fighters that are not only still relevant but […]
United Airlines has effectively created the most expensive business-class upgrade in the US market in 2026, with its Polaris Studio surcharge priced at $499 per segment, added on to base Polaris fares that can exceed $6,000 on routes like San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). This reflects a deliberate shift toward […]