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• Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe Talks About Their New Airport Concept and More (Across the Aisle)

  I had the pleasure of speaking with Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe this week on a wide variety of topics. Though his latest claim to fame might be that he’s the hottest businessman in New Zealand (no need to bother Googling, that’s him at left... Posted May 29 2009, 04:08 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, Air New Zealand

• Talking to Emirates About Onboard Mobile Phone Use (Across the Aisle Interview)

  Last week, I had the chance to chat with Patrick Brannelly, Emirates VP Passenger Communications and Visual Services. The topic? Onboard mobile phone use. This should spark some pretty interesting debate. Patrick was very encouraged by what he’s... Posted May 13 2009, 03:33 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, Emirates

• Across the Aisle from JetBlue CEO Dave Barger Part 2: Wi-fi, TrueBlue Changes, and International Partners

  Welcome back to Part 2 of my interview with Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue. If you missed Part 1 which discusses the problems in Long Beach along with the general product direction, then you might want to go check it out. In Part 2, Dave and I talk about... Posted Mar 31 2009, 03:46 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, JetBlue

• Across the Aisle from JetBlue CEO Dave Barger Part 1: Keeping the Product Fresh and Long Beach Troubles

  While I was at the Phoenix Symposium last week, I had the chance to sit with Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue to talk shop. I had planned to chat mostly about the airline’s plans to keep the product fresh, but after I mentioned I lived in Long Beach... Posted Mar 30 2009, 03:34 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, JetBlue

• Across the Aisle from Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey at V Australia Launch

  I had the chance to speak with Virgin Blue (owners of V Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at the V Australia launch on Friday, and he had plenty to say about V Australia’s future partnering plans, the subject we just recently discussed here. For the... Posted Feb 09 2009, 04:08 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, Alaska Airlines, Northwest, United, Virgin America, V Australia

• Across the Aisle from Virgin America CEO David Cush

  I have to give Virgin America credit. There’s no question that I’ve been very critical of many of the moves the airline has made, but they’ve always been willing to answer my questions. This week, they not only invited me to the grand... Posted Dec 11 2008, 03:49 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, Virgin America

• Across the Aisle From British Airways’ Head of Environment

  I know this isn’t entirely about the traveler experience, but I thought it would be a very interesting way to close the week nonetheless. I had the chance to speak with British Airways’ Head of Environment, Jonathon Counsell, yesterday. We... Posted Jul 18 2008, 03:37 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, British Airways, Fuel, Environment