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Flying the Emirates A380 in Coach (Part One)
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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…
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NBTA: Name Changes on Your Ticket
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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…
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Enter to Win an iPod Nano with a Six Word Summary on the TSA Liquid Ban
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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…
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United Considers Charging for Meals Internationally, Drinks as Well
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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…
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This Week on BNET (July 28 – August 1)
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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.…
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NBTA: Qantas and Singapore’s Battle of the Suites
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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…
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Virgin America’s Main Cabin Select
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I’ve got more to write about from NBTA (tomorrow I’ll feature the battle of the First Class suites), but today I’m going to take a break and talk about Virgin America’s latest. Though I was…
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NBTA: OpenSkies’ Earth-Shaking Announcement in Los Angeles
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OpenSkies has been full of news this week. First it was the announcement of Amsterdam – New York flights and then yesterday it was the decision to ditch coach and go with all premium economy…
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NBTA: Continental Goes Flat in BusinessFirst
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It was an action-packed day at NBTA today. I think I talked to enough people and sat in enough seats to really have a couple weeks of posts here. Unfortunately, as you might expect, the…
