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• Cranky on the Web (September 21 – 25)

  July Premium Traffic Shows Gains – BNET It’s premium traffic monitor time again, and traffic is still in the tank. But it’s not quite as bad, so that’s good. Delta’s SkyClub Promotion Slightly Misses the Mark – BNET... Posted Sep 26 2009, 03:34 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, BNET, Delta, Emirates, Mergers/Finance, United, US Airways, Schedule Changes, V Australia

• 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

• JetBlue Uses New Media To Its Advantage, Other Airlines Should Take Note

  You know that scene in American Pie where Jim wakes up after losing his virginity to the girl from band camp and exclaims giddily, “I was used. Cool!”? Well, that’s sort of how I felt yesterday morning when I woke up to see USA Today’s... Posted May 07 2009, 04:37 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Emirates, Miscellaneous, JetBlue

• Emirates Continues to Grow While Dubai’s Economy Crumbles

  US airlines have done an excellent job of holding back on capacity lately, and that has left them with at least somewhat decent results considering the state of the economy. But not everyone has been so disciplined. Emirates recently announced that it... Posted Feb 25 2009, 04:05 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Emirates

• 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... Posted Aug 08 2008, 03:29 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: A380, Emirates, Inflight Entertainment, LAX - Los Angeles, Seats, Trip Reports

• 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... Posted Aug 07 2008, 03:19 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: A380, Emirates, Inflight Entertainment, LAX - Los Angeles, Seats, Trip Reports

• 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... Posted Aug 02 2008, 01:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: A380, ANA, BNET, Delta, Emirates, Frontier, Seats, Continental, Air Canada

• 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... Posted Aug 01 2008, 03:34 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: A380, Emirates, Seats, Singapore Airlines, Qantas

• Emirates Ditches Paper, Keeps Showers

  I saw this post from Gulliver noting that Emirates has decided to remove all paper from the seatback pockets of its A380 to save weight, and I couldn’t stop laughing. It seems to me that if the airline was really that concerned about fuel burn,... Posted Jul 23 2008, 03:38 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Emirates, Inflight Entertainment