Weekly Review: February 21, 2026

Weekly Review: February 21, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I just got home from my trip to Asia, and recovering from jet lag sure is proving to be challenging... I'm getting old!

On the points & travel front, this week United announced huge MileagePlus changes, Air Astana finalized its Boeing 787 order, a Yale academic had a bizarre defense of American CEO Robert Isom, Hyatt's chairman stepped down over the Epstein Files, Lufthansa finally had some good news with its Allegris Boeing 787 business class, and more.

With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:

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