2020 is upon us, which means the great wheels of loyalty programmes resetting to zero are upon us. Here is how I am planning to keep and use my status in 2020. Tell me more about your plans.
Airline Status 2020: My update & strategy
International
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Sir Tim Clark to step down as Emirates president in June 2020
Emirates President Sir Tim Clark will retire from the airline, 35 years after he first came on board the airline as a network planner. This will be a huge blow for the industry as he is one of the best aviation minds there is.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
Boeing has let go CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg. Boeing announced today that its Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as Chief Executive Officer effective January 13, 2020.
Marriott to discontinue awarding 10 Elite nights for events from January 2020
Marriott Bonvoy is discontinuing the opportunity to earn ten Marriott Elite night credits by the use of the Marriott Bonvoy Events every year, which would grant you instant Silver status. The change goes live from 2020.
Qatar Airways now flying the QSuites to Delhi
Qatar Airways Delhi to Doha and back flights now have the QSuites on one of the two flights every day. Here is how to find out if you can fly the world’s best Business Class product from Delhi or not.
Boeing suspends 737 MAX production with effect from January 2020
Boeing announced earlier today that they will halt the production of the 737 MAX aircraft in January 2020, as the aircraft’s return to service timeline slipped up again and the FAA said that they still had a lot of work to do before the aircraft could get back into the air.
IATA expects 2020 to be better than 2019 for the global aviation industry!
The global aviation industry is not growing very profitably, apart from North America. But yet, coming 2020, things might get better. Find out how.
Baffling: Air India schedules Delhi – Washington DC on Boeing 787-8 Aircraft, pushing its limits
Air India has a baffling plan to fly the Boeing 787-8 from Delhi to Washington DC, an aircraft which is clearly able to fly only 0.85 of the route non-stop.
Hyatt introducing peak/off peak pricing in March 2020
World of Hyatt is following Marriott Bonvoy into launching a peak/off-peak pricing. Here are all the details of the new redemptions coming March 2020.
Japan Airlines Delhi to Tokyo flight moves to Haneda in Summer 2020
Good news. Japan Airlines is implementing a wide-scale network change owing to the new slots they recently got allocated at Tokyo Haneda. As a part of this move, they are going to move the Delhi operation to Tokyo Haneda with effect from end-March 2020.
Best LifeMiles Promotion: Buy with 150% Bonus and no minimum purchase limits ($0.013 per mile) through December 5
Here is the best LifeMiles Promotion of the year, a 150% bonus on purchasing miles for the next one week. Exclusively for BoardingArea readers.
