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The Emirates 777 and A380 Head to Head (Trip Report) (Guest Post)

I decided to hold the last Emirates post from Nate until I was on paternity leave. You can see his report on the flight out to Dubai, Dubai Airport, and the flight back if you haven’t seen them. – Probably the best thing about my trip to Dubai...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Emirates, A380, 777
Airbus Thinks United Will Order the A380

Someone sent me an article last week that I thought was pretty funny. Apparently, Airbus super salesman John Leahy thinks United is going to buy A380s. Now, I suppose that it’s possible, but I just don’t see why United would do that. According...

Published Mon, Dec 5 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, A380
Cranky on the Web (December 6-10)

Boeing’s Response to the Airbus A320 Revamp Is Simple: Nothing – BNET Headwinds Now that Airbus has decided to re-engine the A320, Boeing has to decide what to do. I don’t think we’ll see anything for awhile. Silver Lining: A380 Grounding...

Published Sat, Dec 11 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Boeing, BNET, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 22-26)

Qantas A380: Now We Know Why the Planes Were Grounded — and It’s Scary – BNET Headwinds As more details on the A380 grounding come out, it becomes more clear why Qantas grounded the airplane. Aggrieved Fliers Ask, ‘What Now?’ – The New York...

Published Sat, Nov 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 8-12)

Qantas A380: Airline Earns Black Eye for Poor Customer Response to Crisis – BNET Headwinds The Qantas A380 problems continue, but this time it’s not the airplane that I’m talking about. It’s the customer response. Executive guide...

Published Sat, Nov 13 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Delta, BNET, A380, Qantas, Labor Relations
Qantas A380 Grounding Causes Disruption, What Should You Do?

By now you all know that a Qantas A380 had an engine failure last week that caused enough concern that the airline grounded the entire fleet. Here we are on Monday and the fleet is still not flying, so a lot of people are stuck, waiting for Qantas to...

Published Mon, Nov 8 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 1-5)

How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details on how it measures success of Bags Fly Free. Airline reviews: Find out if an airline is any good – Budget Travel...

Published Sat, Nov 6 2010 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, BNET, A380, Qantas
Onboard the Qantas A380 vs the Emirates A380

As I mentioned in my last post, the Qantas A380 came through LAX yesterday on its first scheduled flight between Australia and the US. Regular readers know that I spent time on the Emirates A380 in August, so now it’s time for a battle royale. Let’s...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2008 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
John Travolta’s Beautiful 707

I may have spent today at the celebration for Qantas’ first scheduled A380 flight to the US, but as far as I’m concerned this plane stole the show. Yes, that’s John Travolta’s immaculate 707. John is the Goodwill Ambassador for...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2008 4:25 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
Tony France: Qantas Got it Right, Almost – The Airbus A380

Tony France, the Traveling Optimist, is back with another post, and this is a long one. Last time Tony generated a lot of discussion, so let’s hope this does the same. Friends of mine were planning on getting married in New Zealand during their...

Published Fri, Oct 3 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Guest Posts, A380, Qantas
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
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
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
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

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