Originally Posted by
tomcat007
Cathay is miles ahead of BA. Emirates business class on the A380 is superior to CW. LH business class seats are better on the 747-8 and there is not much to choose between UA and BA though UA are far more flexible in terms of IRROPS.
I flew a bit of UA in my past and always found their J pretty reasonable, Y was behind BA though. AA on 77W is comparable as a whole to BA J (better seat, worse service) and Y is the same. Lounges on both, miles behind.