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 […]

Many HfP readers will be losing their BA status in nine days time so we are currently looking at the different status matches available to you whilst you still qualify. Last week we looked at the status match on offer from SAS. Today I want to remind you of the Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) […]

Delta Air Lines is quietly but decisively reshaping what long-haul travel looks like for millions of passengers, and at the center of that change is its expanding Premium Select cabin. What used to be seen as a nice extra between economy class and business class is now becoming a core part of how the airline […]

The fact that Safran’s latest $175 million machine will not be operational until 2029 says more about how strained aircraft engine production has become than any earnings report or investor call ever could. In an industry built on precision, scale, and timing, waiting nearly half a decade for one piece of industrial infrastructure to come […]