Cranky called out Ben's lack of actual industry knowledge today:
http://crankyflier.com/2016/07/15/3-...ing-is-normal/
"Delta Is (Not So Secretly) Spying On Qatar Airways In Atlanta – One Mile at a Time
I’ve seen several bloggers write about the horrors of Delta placing someone outside the Qatar Airways gate in Atlanta and counting passengers. That is downright laughable. This is a time-honored tradition. Airlines have posted people up outside competitor gates for years to get accurate counts. This isn’t being petty. This is just the practice of knowing your enemy as best you can. I’d be surprised if Delta hadn’t done this."
But we all know that Ben is on team AA and team Middle East carrier regardless of facts.