Author: FlyMarshall Newsroom

It’s common for airlines to offer some sort of status challenge or status match program, in order to lure frequent flyers who are loyal to competing airlines, but are considering a switch. In the United States, most major airlines offer some sort of a status match challenge opportunity, including Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United. In this post, I’ll take a look at the program offered by American, as it works a bit differently than with the competition.American has a unique status match and challenge program, which is branded as “Instant Status Pass.” It’s not necessarily as straightforward as the programs offered by…

British Airways Club can be a controversial program. While there are plenty of great uses of British Airways Avios, the program is also known for its high fees and ever increasing redemption rates on British Airways.In this post, I’d like to talk a bit about what I’d consider to be one of the best aspects of being able to redeem Avios for travel on British Airways — the award seat guarantee. British Airways is one of only a couple of airlines to offer such a guarantee (with the other being Finnair Plus), and it’s worth being aware of. Details of…

As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the UK as the sanctioned tanker Bella 1, or Marinera, approaches the GIUK gap, let’s look at what we do and don’t know about the bizarre situation. While the world watched the U.S. stage an impressively swift operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a steady stream of C-17A Globemaster IIIs began transiting from the U.S. across the Atlantic to RAF Fairford in the UK. These flights, using the standard Air Mobility Command (AMC) callsign ‘REACH’, originated from a variety of stateside locations, including Campbell Army Airfield (AAF), Hunter…

The US Federal Aviation Administration has selected two contractors to replace hundreds of aging radar systems that form the backbone of the air traffic control network, marking a major step in a long-delayed modernization effort that officials say is critical to maintaining reliability and safety.  The FAA said it has awarded contracts to RTX and Spain-based Indra to replace 612 radar systems currently in service across the US. Many of those systems date to the 1980s and have exceeded their intended service life. The agency expects the replacements to be installed by the summer of 2028, part of a broader effort to complete a…

The Waldorf Astoria brand has been growing very nicely in recent years, opening properties in all kinds of major cities. A couple of weeks ago, Waldorf Astoria opened its newest property, and it’s probably the most unusual one we’ve seen in some time. Clearly Hilton isn’t proud of this one, though, because there wasn’t even a press release about it… 192-room Waldorf Astoria Minsk now open The Waldorf Astoria Minsk, Belarus, opened as of December 18, 2025. For those not familiar, Belarus is a country that’s closely aligned with Russia, and which has been growing increasingly isolated from European Union…

A blast of Arctic air is spreading bitterly cold weather across much of Europe, boosting power demand and disrupting transport in some areas. Hundreds of flights were canceled at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam due to snow on runways. The high-pressure systems over the Atlantic and Arctic caused temperatures to hit -1C (30F) in London on […] source

Boarding flights in the United States can be a bit of a circus, given the extent to which the process is largely optimized around maximizing ancillary and credit card revenue, and stroking the egos of elite members. rather than just getting everyone on as efficiently as possible. Well, here’s one of the most ridiculous boarding interactions I’ve seen in quite some time, as flagged by View from the Wing, because it sure feels like the frequent flyer should know better… United Global Services member begs “let me go first!” A video has been posted online that was reportedly taken on…

Flight Lease Partner David Manoogian will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the panel discussion “Latin America’s evolving leasing and investment market” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 11:15 a.m. (GMT-6). The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12, 2026, at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America. Manoogian joins an esteemed group of industry experts on the panel, including: The panel will be moderated by Joerg Andriof, chief investment officer at Aircraft…

In October, President Donald Trump stated that the United States would resume nuclear testing “immediately,” a claim he made as the U.S. had adhered to a voluntary moratorium since 1992. Nearly three months later, it is not clear what, if anything, has been done to advance the president’s intent. His brief announcement nonetheless sent the arms control community into an apoplectic frenzy. Critics deem a resumption of testing unnecessary and certain to trigger a new arms race. Neither claim withstands scrutiny, but they have succeeded in diverting attention away from common sense arguments in favor of testing. The claim that…

Central Airlines has removed the final 737 Classic from its fleet with the sale of a third 737-300F to Aircraft Finance Germany.   The 1993-vintage 737-300F (25998) was purchased by the Germany-based lessor and leased to Indonesia-based Trigana Air Service, Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) told Cargo Facts. The price was not disclosed.   Unit 25998 departed Chinese airspace on Dec. 22, 2025, flying from Haikou (HAK), China, […] source