would yield 82000 miles if EK joined *A. They haven't joined (yet?), so no LH miles either :(

Your quote was original posted on Jul 6, 02 ;)

As per much speculation, their planes are not terribly full. Would be great to burn miles in their business and first classes.

Their pricing is competitive, but sadly, you can't earn LH miles. the emphasis here is on "would", "if" EK would join *A....

what I have been hearing, they are not planning on joining any alliance....

ehe... yes!!
 

Yes.... thanks for the reminder, I was already getting ahead of myself... :o :D

EK also has alliance with SA
 

But apart from code sharing with SA, EK does allow you to credit your EK miles to the SA Voyager program. So now that SA is joining * what happens to that arrangement...

Yet another wrinkle to be ironed out, I guess. I hope it stays because EK is a great way to get to one of my favourite destinations: the Maldives. :)

Oh, and they do indeed serve wine - of a very good calibre in F and J - although I didn't see any Argentinian ;)

I would appreciate to see EK join, especially since they fly DUS-DXB. ^

You can accrue (even with class of service bonus 1, 1.25, 1.5) and redeem (at bad redemption rates) UA M+ miles on EK!!! ^

EK have repeatedly said they are not interested in any alliances. (Let's face it, they're doing pretty darn well all on their own. :) )
As recently as the New York flights launch the CEO iterated again they are not looking to join an alliance, in response to a question from an industry journo.
If Qatar and Gulf jump in to an alliance each though, there may be some rethinking down the track, although I believe Qatar has also publicly stated they aren't interested in an alliance either. Gulf, on the other hand, seems to be very keen on the idea.