American Express has brought back ‘Amex Stays’, a generous cashback offer covering 50+ UK hotels and one random property in Budapest! This is totally separate to the multiple ‘big brand’ hotel cashback deals that American Express runs and which I expect to reappear soon (a Marriott offer is already live). Importantly, pre-paid hotel rooms WILL […]

News in brief: British Airways terminates Jeddah route British Airways has made a number of changes to its network to reflect the continuing uncertainty in the Middle East. The key change is that the Jeddah route will terminate on 24th April. This originally launched in November 2024. It follows Virgin Atlantic’s decision to close its […]

The final frontier, the non-stop 18-hour flight, is about to be broken, with the help of the Airbus A350. The aircraft’s success lies in its ability to operate at the absolute edge of its performance envelope, turning 19,000-kilometer journeys into routine scheduled services. This guide explores the intricate balance between aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and structural engineering […]

For decades, the United States Air Force has operated one of the most powerful, yet surprisingly small, strategic bomber fleets on the planet — and that is about to change dramatically. The stealth bomber force is expected to grow from 19 Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bombers to as many as 145 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raiders, […]

Late last year we covered how Alaska Airlines had secured take-off and landing slots at Heathrow, allowing it to launch long haul services from its base in Seattle. The move into long haul operations is part of the airline’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines, which already operated a fleet of long haul Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Alaska […]

News in brief: Get an 80% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points IHG One Rewards has launched an 80% bonus for buying points. It’s not as good as the 100% bonus which ran recently but, if you need to top up your account in the next three weeks, it’s better than nothing. The […]

Military aviation history is filled with aircraft built in the hundreds or even thousands, but some of the most advanced and strategically important aircraft were produced in surprisingly small numbers. The Northrop B-2 Spirit, for example, saw just 21 aircraft built, while the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever flown, totaled only […]

4K displays and fly-by-wire logic manage nearly every aspect of the flight envelope in today’s cockpits, but those starting out or on their way to becoming pilots always end up flying aircraft often much older than themselves. It may seem counterintuitive, but preserving this link to the mechanical past is the industry’s primary defense against […]