Each Saturday, we round up news stories that you might have missed from the week before. Here’s the top miles, points and travel news you might have missed on TPG this week.British Airways Takes a Step Back in Time to Welcome Boeing 747-400 With BOAC LiveryCurrent and former crew excitedly welcomed the plane at London’s Heathrow (LHR) airport.Virgin Galactic Successfully Enters Space for Second TimeIt’s only a matter of time before the general public will be able to experience outer space, too.Hilton Sees Huge Surge in Honors Members as Travelers ‘Shift Their Loyalty’During this period of growth, Hilton’s chief financial officer Kevin Jacobs said that “as long as they are great customers that engage with us. . . We want them in the system.”FAA Investigates Southwest for ‘Significant Mistakes’ Calculating Luggage WeightNow that can’t be good.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.The Best Places to Travel in MarchFrom Nepal to Texas, here are six happening destinations to visit this month.Southwest Grounds Hundreds of Flights as It Races to Fix Widespread Mechanical IssuesAs reported by TPG’s Katherine Fan, 4% of the airline’s operations were halted based on FlightAware data.No, Your Flight Didn’t Go Supersonic. That Was Just Really Fast Wind.TPG’s Managing Editor Alberto Riva breaks down what is and is not considered supersonic.American’s Planning Las Vegas-Tokyo Shocker, 3 Other Haneda FlightsNew things are coming for AA.InterContinental Hotel Group Teases New All-Suite BrandIHG has yet to release a name for the brand, but it’s said to fall in line with the “upper middle scale” of IHG’s other all-suite brands.TSA Added Nine New Airlines to PreCheck — Here Are All 65 Participating CarriersBreeze through security at these nine airlines that were just added to PreCheck.
