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NBTA: Qantas and Singapore’s Battle of the Suites

It’s Friday, so let’s just forget about reality and move into the world of the super rich and famous. The hot trend these days? Private suites doubling as First Class. Emirates, Qantas, and Singapore are all entering the ring as are others...

Published Fri, Aug 1 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Singapore Airlines, Seats, Emirates, A380, Qantas
This Week on BNET (July 28 - August 1)

I have more from NBTA on BNET this week including discussions with both ANA and Lufthansa. Frontier Receives DIP Financing from Perseus I never thought we’d see it happen, but I’ve now been proven wrong. Frontier picked up $75 million to help...

Published Sat, Aug 2 2008 1:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Seats, Continental, Delta, Air Canada, BNET, Emirates, A380, ANA
United Considers Charging for Meals Internationally, Drinks as Well

Oh me, oh my. Looks like United has been investigating following US Airways into the abyss of ancillary revenue and actually trying to surpass them. They’re floating a survey asking how people feel about paying for drinks in coach as well as food...

Published Mon, Aug 4 2008 3:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Meals
Enter to Win an iPod Nano with a Six Word Summary on the TSA Liquid Ban

Raise your hand if you’re ready to enter Cranky’s first contest. Ok, put your hands down now. I can’t see them anyway. (By the way, if you’re a new Cranky visitor, welcome! Please throw some comments out there, and sign yourself...

Published Tue, Aug 5 2008 1:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Government Regulation, Admin
NBTA: Name Changes on Your Ticket

I tried as hard as I could to get my A380 post up today, but I just ran out of time. I have over 100 pictures, a dozen videos, and a lot of thoughts to process, so it’s going to have to wait one more day. Instead, take a look at some of [...] Read...

Published Wed, Aug 6 2008 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Delta, Air Canada, Distribution
Flying the Emirates A380 in Coach (Part One)

Sorry it took me an extra day to put this together, but it was no easy feat. The A380 is one big plane, and I have plenty to talk about. Because of that, I’ve decided to split this post in half. Today, I’ll cover life on the lower deck, in...

Published Thu, Aug 7 2008 3:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Seats, Inflight Entertainment, Trip Reports, Emirates, A380
Flying the Emirates A380 in Business and First (Part Two)

Now let’s see, where did I leave off after yesterday’s post? Ah yes, we were leaving coach behind and heading up to business class. (As a reminder, you can see all the pictures and videos here.) At the top of the rear stairs, we entered the...

Published Fri, Aug 8 2008 3:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Seats, Inflight Entertainment, Trip Reports, Emirates, A380
This Week on BNET (August 4 - 8)

American’s Pilot Fighting for Compensation Restoration Once Again Once again, American’s pilots are fighting for “compensation restoration,” but take a look and you’ll see a very flimsy and inaccurate argument. Frontier Gets Another...

Published Sat, Aug 9 2008 4:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Mergers/Finance, American, Delta, Northwest, Midwest Airlines, BNET, Labor Relations
Enter the Contest, Take a Survey, and Write Your Own Post

I know I usually don’t post on Sundays, but I figured this would be a good way to get some housekeeping items out of the way. If you’ve ever wanted to write your own post, skip to the last point for more info. Enter the Contest Just a friendly...

Published Sun, Aug 10 2008 5:22 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
NBTA: Check Out the Swiss Aerobed Seat

Things got a little busy last week with the A380 flight, so I didn’t have a chance to post the last of my NBTA posts. Here it is . . . . Back in May, I talked about how Swiss had decided to replace its current business class offering with a new...

Published Mon, Aug 11 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Swiss
Surprised? US Airways Is Doing Things Right

Something tells me I’m going to get a lot of flack for this post. I know there are plenty of people out there who think that US Airways is more evil than just about anything else on Earth, but I really think they’re doing a great job. You...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2008 3:43 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Fares, American, Distribution
Orbitz Price Assurance Has Plenty of Holes But Still Marginally Useful

Have you used Orbitz lately? I haven’t because I usually don’t find enough value in the online travel agents to pay their fees, but I’m glad to see that Orbitz is at least trying to create some new value here. Take a look at their new...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2008 4:03 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Distribution
Alitalia Keeps on Truckin’

Oh Alitalia, why can’t you have any really exciting news? Instead, we just get to watch Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi try to pull his foot out of his mouth and find a way to do exactly what he said he wouldn’t; get an foreign carrier to fix...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2008 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia, Uncategorized
You Have Less Than 24 Hours to Enter the Contest

I know you’ve been putting off entering the contest to celebrate the 2 years anniversary of the TSA liquid ban until you had the best idea possible, but you’re running out of time. The contest ends 24 hours from when I write this, at 9p Pacific...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2008 5:00 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Government Regulation, Admin
American Pins Kayak In the Corner

This fight between Kayak and American has become downright ugly. Now we have allegations and lawsuits flying back and forth as both sides stick firmly to their stances. Kayak isn’t exactly in an enviable place, and the user experience is suffering...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2008 4:13 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Distribution

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